Raider: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,502

among boys · ↓630 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Raider · -21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 74,264

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2018

47 babies

All-time total

598

#7,086 all-time among boys

First recorded

1995

in Social Security records

Raider popularity over time

598 babies have been named Raider since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	11	1	–	#8,621
2000s	97	10	+782%	#5,993
2010s	309	31	+219%	#2,661
2020s (to 2025)	181	30	-2%	#2,899

Where Raider is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	22	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	20	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	19	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Raider

Raider is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,502 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 598 American babies have been named Raider. Its peak came in 2018, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Raider stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raider?

The median living Raider is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Raider are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Raider year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	23	#4,502
2024	29	#3,872
2023	32	#3,613
2022	30	#3,747
2021	43	#2,899
2020	24	#4,243
2019	35	#3,323
2018	47	#2,661
2017	32	#3,501
2016	30	#3,660
2015	32	#3,493
2014	25	#4,100
2013	36	#3,110
2012	27	#3,860
2011	28	#3,764
2010	17	#5,419
2009	15	#6,014
2008	15	#5,993
2007	14	#6,189
2006	11	#7,307
2005	8	#8,919
2004	11	#6,873
2003	7	#9,382
2002	7	#9,158
2001	9	#7,376
2000	–	–
1995	6	#8,621
1990	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Raider, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Raider?

The median living Raider is about 9 years old. Half of all living Raiders are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Raider are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Raider are alive in the United States, based on 598 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raider in 2025?

Raider ranked #4,502 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raider?

598 babies have been named Raider in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raider most popular?

Raider peaked in 2018, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Raider a boy or girl name?

Raider is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raider rising or falling?

Raider has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Raider become more popular?

Raider is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 boys named Raider in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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