Ryker

Ryker carries a Dutch surname pedigree, a variant of Rijker, meaning "rich" or "powerful," the kind of name once printed on the side of a nineteenth-century shop in New Amsterdam. Star Trek fans will hear it as Commander Riker with a sharpened edge, and the spelling with a y gives it the clean verticality that modern parents favor. It entered the U.S. top 1000 only in 2009 and climbed fast, now sitting at rank 183. Two syllables, both decisive, the final r clipped and confident. Ryker is assertive without being loud, newly minted but wearing it well.