Ryder

British surname

"cavalryman, messenger"

Ryder Origin and Meaning

The name Ryder is a boy's name of British origin meaning "cavalryman, messenger".

Ryder, one of the current favorite er-ending boys’ names, has been in the spotlight since Kate Hudson and her rocker husband Chris Robinson chose it for their son in 2004. Very popular in several provinces of Canada, Ryder was chosen by John Leguzamo for his son and adorns Boy Meets World star Ryder Strong.

In the past, Ryder was much more prevalent as a surname, as in American Old Master painter Albert Pinkham Ryder and Brideshead Revisited protagonist Charles Ryder. Not all came by it legitimately, however--Winona Ryder was born Winona Horowitz.

Trivia note: The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf tournament with competing teams from Europe and the US.

Ryder Rank in US Top 1000

# 129 in the US

Ryder Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 244 on Nameberry

Ryder Popularity

• 129 US 2023
• 244 Nameberry 2024
• 192 Canada 2022
• 71 Future 2028
• 484 England 2023
• 91 Australia 2021
• 76 New Zealand 2023

20 Names Similar to Ryder

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• Hunter
• Ryker
• Jax
• Hudson
• Ace
• Parker
• Sawyer
• Wyatt
• Axel
• Jett
• Zane
• Knox
• Holden
• Gunner
• Maddox
• River
• Flynn
• Cooper
• Archer
• Colt

Famous People Named Ryder

• Ryder Windham American novelist
• (Eric) Ryder Hesjedal Canadian cyclist
• Ryder Matos (Santos) Brazilian footballer
• Ryder Smyth Australian actor
• Ryder Richards American conceptual artist
• Ryder Buck (b. 1990) late son of director Chris Buck
• Ryder Lee "Lucas" Leguizamo (b. 2000) son of actor John Leguizamo
• Ryder Russell Robinson (b. 2004) son of actress Kate Hudson and musician Chris Robinson
• Ryder Resnikoff youngest son of Meg Resnikoff, co,founder of YouTube channel "whatsupmoms"
• Ryder Newbery (b. 2006) son of divers Robert and Chantelle Newbery
• Ryder Fieri (b. 2006) son of TV chef Guy Fieri
• Ryder (b. 2007) son of singer and "American Idol" finalist Megan Joy
• Ryder Wilkinson (b. 2007) quintuplet son of Rachelle and Jayson Wilkinson
• Ryder Evan Russaw (b. 2007) son of singer Faith Evans and Todd Russaw
• Ryder LaBarbera (b. 2009) son of ice hockey player and TV personalities Jason and Kodette LaBarbera ("Hockey Wives")
• Ryder Carpenter (b. 2009) son of IndyCar racing driver Ed Carpenter
• Ryder Vogelsong (b. 2010) son of baseball player Ryan Vogelsong
• Ryder Williams (b. 2011) son of singer J. Williams
• Ryder James Osmond (b. 2013) grandson of singer Donny Osmond
• Ryder Jace Ellison (b. 2013) son of motorcycle racer James Ellison
• Ryder Jackson Hurst (b. 2015) son of actor Jackson Hurst
• Ryder Falcon (b. 2017) son of country star Rodney Atkins

Ryder in Pop Culture

• Ryder Scanlon character on Freeform's "Melissa & Joey"
• Ryder Lynn character on Fox's "Glee"
• Ryder Callahan character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Ryder Asa Ford character on American soap "One Life to Live"
• Lance "Ryder" Wilson character in video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
• Ryder character on Nickelodeon's "PAW Patrol"
• Ryder main character in Kazuo Ishiguro's "The Unconsoled"
• Red Ryder cowboy character
• Ryder character in Marvel Comics
• Ryder truck rental company
• Honey Ryder British band
• Ryder Cup golf tournament