Strider
Boy name · #4080 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
Strider ranks #4080 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 26 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4407, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 boys born in 2025 was named Strider.
The 52-year story
Strider first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 37 babies and a rank of #3228. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Strider per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Strider in class?
Strider scores 68 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Strider will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Strider is most common
State-level data for Strider is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Strider
Statistically, parents drawn to Strider tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Stryder, Sander, Lander, Xzander, and Haider.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Strider | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4050 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3605 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3228 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3533 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3362 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4855 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5153 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4610 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5526 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4776 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4407 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4702 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5659 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5256 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8767 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7087 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10994 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7698 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6622 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9585 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7096 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4426 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6522 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9112 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Strider a popular boy name?
Strider ranked #4080 among boys in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4407.
When was the name Strider most popular?
Strider peaked in 2023, when 37 American boys received the name (ranked #3228 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Strider?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American boys was named Strider. It scores 68/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.