Snyder

A boys’ name of Old Dutch origin, meaning tailor; cloth cutter; a surname used as given name.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Snyder by the numbers

Snyder was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Snyder. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Snayder9 in the US (2017)
  • Skylerscholar, learned one; modern respelling of Schuyler1,459 in the US (2017)
  • Sayerwoodworker or one who cuts wood28 in the US (2017)
  • Sanderdefender of men; diminutive of alexander27 in the US (2017)
  • Stryder29 in the US (2017)
  • Syler28 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a gift

Like Snyder, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
  • Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
  • Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
  • Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
  • Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)

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