Rivers
Rivers was the 2828th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1553rd; the most babies were born in 2020 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,006 places. More babies were named Rivers in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,828 boys, down 1,197 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- 32% girls, 68% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202099 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,637babies recorded
Rivers popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,421 | #2,828 | 15 | 45 |
| 2020 | #4,243 | #1,631 | 33 | 99 |
| 2010 | #5,377 | #2,392 | 26 | 53 |
| 2000 | #4,943 | #6,724 | 24 | 10 |
| 1990 | #14,692 | — | 5 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #3,031 | — | 11 |
| 1960 | — | #4,493 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | #3,079 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | #4,451 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | #5,631 | #2,731 | 5 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | #1,553 | — | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rivers, counting every spelling?
Rivers has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rivers?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rivers (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rivers 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rivers.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rivers?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Rivers are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Rivers 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.
Rivers by state
How common Rivers was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (6.1×). In 43 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
These names rose and fell in step with Rivers: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rivers, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rivers
How popular is the name Rivers?
Rivers was the 2828th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1553rd; the most babies were born in 2020 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,006 places. More babies were named Rivers in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rivers a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 32% girls, 68% boys given the name Rivers in the US.
Where is Rivers most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rivers was most common in South Carolina (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Mississippi.