Ryver Boy & girl
How popular is Ryver?
#2,035 boy name in 2025
73 baby boys were named Ryver in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 63 girls got the name (#2,719 for girls).
Ryver popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,035 for boys (▼ 173 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 boys, 63 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+135% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #2,139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (109 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,607 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 54% boys, 46% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ryver counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the River family of names ranked #119 for boys in 2025 (#116 the year before), with 3,212 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| River | 3,139 | 98% |
| Ryver | 73 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ryver is most popular
Babies named Ryver per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ryver by decade
Boy names about as popular as Ryver
Questions
- Is Ryver a boy or girl name?
- Ryver is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 54% of babies named Ryver were boys and 46% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ryver?
- 73 baby boys were named Ryver in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 63 girls got the name (#2,719 for girls).
- When was Ryver most popular?
- Ryver peaked in 2022, when 109 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,607 in 2022.
- How many people are named Ryver?
- 1,573 babies have been named Ryver in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,565 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Ryver most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ryver was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.1 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.