Rivers Boy & girl
How popular is Rivers?
#2,797 boy name in 2025
45 baby boys were named Rivers in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
2,360living people named Rivers (est.)
12median age of people named Rivers
2,637babies named Rivers since 1880
1 in 55,256US babies born in 2025
Rivers popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,797 for boys (▼ 295 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,815 in 2015, #1,621 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,420 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Rivers is most popular
Babies named Rivers per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- South Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Rivers by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 66 | #1,420 |
| 1920s | 88 | #2,485 |
| 1930s | 51 | #2,185 |
| 1940s | 60 | #2,333 |
| 1950s | 29 | #3,023 |
| 1960s | 22 | #3,600 |
| 1970s | 33 | #2,890 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1990s | 92 | #3,596 |
| 2000s | 277 | #2,799 |
| 2010s | 739 | #1,678 |
| 2020s | 426 | #1,621 |
Boy names about as popular as Rivers
Questions
- Is Rivers a boy or girl name?
- Rivers is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Rivers were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rivers?
- 45 baby boys were named Rivers in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Rivers most popular?
- Rivers peaked in 2020, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,420 in 1910.
- How many people are named Rivers?
- 2,637 babies have been named Rivers in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,360 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Rivers most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rivers was most common in South Carolina, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.