River
4 countries#111 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when River was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
59,351 births recorded 1971–2025 · currently #111 · peaked in 2022 with 5,430 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
533 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #106 · peaked in 2025 with 76 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
80 births recorded 2017–2025 · currently #205 · peaked in 2025 with 18 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
42 births recorded 1995–2022 · currently #3308 · peaked in 2021 with 9 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
River’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #513 | — |
| 2007 | #553 | ↓40 |
| 2008 | #454 | ↑99 |
| 2009 | #448 | ↑6 |
| 2010 | #432 | ↑16 |
| 2011 | #424 | ↑8 |
| 2012 | #403 | ↑21 |
| 2013 | #371 | ↑32 |
| 2014 | #287 | ↑84 |
| 2015 | #243 | ↑44 |
| 2016 | #212 | ↑31 |
| 2017 | #200 | ↑12 |
| 2018 | #197 | ↑3 |
| 2019 | #168 | ↑29 |
| 2020 | #129 | ↑39 |
| 2021 | #110 | ↑19 |
| 2022 | #105 | ↑5 |
| 2023 | #116 | ↓11 |
| 2024 | #112 | ↑4 |
| 2025 | #111 | ↑1 |
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