Ryden is a modern American name that reshapes Ryder, an English surname meaning "rider" or "horseman", with the -den ending familiar from Jayden, Brayden and Aiden. It has no history before this century and no meaning beyond that of Ryder. The name climbed from number 10096 in 2000 to a peak at number 1281 in 2019, but it has since lost ground and ranks number 2637 in 2025 with 50 boys.