Stryker
How to say it: STRY-kur · /ˈstraɪkər/
Modern American respelling of Striker, from English 'to strike' - evokes fighter-jet and tough image.
Stryker was the 2,034th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 51 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 49% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,741 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,034 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 51 |
| Share of births | 1 in 65,006 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −49% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,741 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Stryker is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Stryker is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English.
Good to know
- Stryker is a large US medical-technology corporation; the surname-as-first-name matches the company name exactly.
- William Stryker is the recurring mutant-hating villain of the X-Men comics and films.
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