Given name & surname
Striker
“an aggressive man”
Striker is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “an aggressive man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an aggressive man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Striker through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 75 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,639 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,639 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,082 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Striker’s family of names
Striker has a related form in Stryker. Striker has a related form in Strike. Striker has a related form in Stryke.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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