How Many People Are Named Rider?
An estimated 1,249 people in the United States have the first name Rider. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Rider peaked in popularity in 2014 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rider as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rider paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rider is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,249
About 1 in 274,423 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2014
71 births
Total Registered
1,262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rider
Rider is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,262 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rider as a male name
Ranked #4,284 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (71 births)
Rider: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rider span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 549 babies were registered. Rider has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rider by Decade
How has Rider tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rider by State
Birth registrations for Rider span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 35 Riders were registered per state.
Rider + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rider as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rider
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rider: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rider?
We estimate approximately 1,249 people named Rider are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 274,423 Americans share this first name.
Is Rider a common name?
Rider is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rider most popular?
Rider reached peak popularity in 2014, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rider is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rider a male name?
Rider is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rider Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rider Smith, Rider Johnson, Rider Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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