Riven
Riven was the 2414th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,009 places. More babies were named Riven in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,414 boys, up 4,538 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- 32% girls, 68% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202557 babies
- Total since 1880
- 513babies recorded
Riven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,246 | #2,414 | 13 | 57 |
| 2020 | #7,884 | #6,952 | 14 | 12 |
| 2010 | — | #10,526 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Riven, counting every spelling?
Riven is a spelling of Rivaan, a name family that ranked #1,282 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,414 for Riven on its own. Together these spellings went to 140 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivaan | 59 | #2,350 | 251 |
| Riven | 57 | #2,414 | 212 |
| Rivan | 24 | #4,357 | 86 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Riven?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Riven (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Riven 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 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Riven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Riven?
About 300 people born in the US named Riven are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Riven a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Riven by state
How common Riven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Riven
How popular is the name Riven?
Riven was the 2414th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,009 places. More babies were named Riven in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Riven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 32% girls, 68% boys given the name Riven in the US.
Where is Riven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Riven was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).