Raider
Raider was the 4502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2661st with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,009 places. More babies were named Raider in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,502 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201847 babies
- Total since 1880
- 598babies recorded
Raider popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,502 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,243 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,419 | 17 |
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How popular is Raider, counting every spelling?
Raider is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raider | 23 | #4,502 | 157 |
| Rayder | 12 | #7,100 | 58 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raider?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raider (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Raider born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raider.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raider?
About 600 people born in the US named Raider are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Raider a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raider by state
How common Raider was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raider: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raider, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raider
How popular is the name Raider?
Raider was the 4502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2661st with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,009 places. More babies were named Raider in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raider a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Raider in the US.
Where is Raider most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raider was most common in Arizona (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.