Riva
Riva was the 3697th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 2007th; the most babies were born in 2023 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,293 places. More babies were named Riva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,697 girls, up 934 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,619babies recorded
Riva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,697 | 41 |
| 2020 | #4,631 | 29 |
| 2010 | #7,445 | 17 |
| 2000 | #7,078 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,011 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,813 | 21 |
| 1970 | #4,196 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,113 | 11 |
| 1950 | #5,173 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,450 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,980 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,319 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,719 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Riva, counting every spelling?
Riva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Riva?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Riva (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Riva born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Riva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Riva?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Riva are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 10 and 48. That makes Riva mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Riva by state
How common Riva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.4×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Riva: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Riva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Riva
How popular is the name Riva?
Riva was the 3697th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 2007th; the most babies were born in 2023 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,293 places. More babies were named Riva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Riva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Riva in the US.
Where is Riva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Riva was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New Jersey.