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River name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, River ranks #111 in male records (3,139 reported) and #220 in female records (1,401 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#220 · 1,401 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 41 female records (1,442 to 1,401); rank moved from #215 to #220.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 485 female records (1,886 to 1,401); rank moved from #149 to #220.
2025 male rank and count
#111 · 3,139 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 21 male records (3,160 to 3,139); rank moved from #112 to #111.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 365 male records (3,504 to 3,139); rank moved from #110 to #111.
Peak year in available data
2021: 3,504 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is River becoming more popular?

River's reported male count decreased by 21 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #112 to #111. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

River in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RiverFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,5040201620252016: 1,132 female records2017: 1,181 female records2018: 1,333 female records2019: 1,441 female records2020: 1,562 female records2021: 1,886 female records2022: 1,930 female records2023: 1,587 female records2024: 1,442 female records2025: 1,401 female records2016: 1,852 male records2017: 1,969 male records2018: 2,078 male records2019: 2,371 male records2020: 2,816 male records2021: 3,504 male records2022: 3,500 male records2023: 3,117 male records2024: 3,160 male records2025: 3,139 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,4012203,139111
20241,4422153,160112
20231,5871933,117116
20221,9301503,500105
20211,8861493,504110
20201,5621842,816129
20191,4412122,371168
20181,3332442,078197
20171,1812701,969200
20161,1322851,852212

Questions about River’s popularity

How common is River in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, River ranks #111 in male records (3,139 reported) and #220 in female records (1,401 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of River?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include River only.

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