for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
River name popularity in the United States
River ranked #111 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 3,139 boys named River.
SSA
3,504 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
River for boys and girls
Girls
1,40130.9% in 2025 · data from 1988 to 2025
Boys
3,13969.1% in 2025 · data from 1971 to 2025
River in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 3,139 | #111 |
| 2025 | girls | 1,401 | #219 |
| 2024 | boys | 3,160 | #112 |
| 2024 | girls | 1,442 | #215 |
| 2023 | boys | 3,117 | #116 |
| 2023 | girls | 1,587 | #192 |
| 2022 | boys | 3,500 | #105 |
| 2022 | girls | 1,930 | #150 |
| 2021 | boys | 3,504 | #110 |
| 2021 | girls | 1,886 | #149 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,816 | #129 |
| 2020 | girls | 1,562 | #184 |
Show full history (83 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 3,139 | #111 |
| 2025 | girls | 1,401 | #219 |
| 2024 | boys | 3,160 | #112 |
| 2024 | girls | 1,442 | #215 |
| 2023 | boys | 3,117 | #116 |
| 2023 | girls | 1,587 | #192 |
| 2022 | boys | 3,500 | #105 |
| 2022 | girls | 1,930 | #150 |
| 2021 | boys | 3,504 | #110 |
| 2021 | girls | 1,886 | #149 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,816 | #129 |
| 2020 | girls | 1,562 | #184 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,371 | #168 |
| 2019 | girls | 1,441 | #211 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,078 | #197 |
| 2018 | girls | 1,333 | #244 |
| 2017 | boys | 1,969 | #200 |
| 2017 | girls | 1,181 | #270 |
| 2016 | boys | 1,852 | #212 |
| 2016 | girls | 1,132 | #283 |
| 2015 | boys | 1,516 | #243 |
| 2015 | girls | 951 | #348 |
| 2014 | boys | 1,243 | #287 |
| 2014 | girls | 708 | #453 |
| 2013 | boys | 830 | #371 |
| 2013 | girls | 488 | #585 |
| 2012 | boys | 722 | #403 |
| 2012 | girls | 412 | #683 |
| 2011 | boys | 645 | #424 |
| 2011 | girls | 293 | #891 |
| 2010 | boys | 634 | #432 |
| 2010 | girls | 262 | #973 |
| 2009 | boys | 619 | #448 |
| 2009 | girls | 281 | #949 |
| 2008 | boys | 611 | #454 |
| 2008 | girls | 249 | #1049 |
| 2007 | boys | 464 | #553 |
| 2007 | girls | 229 | #1129 |
| 2006 | boys | 505 | #513 |
| 2006 | girls | 181 | #1295 |
| 2005 | boys | 476 | #517 |
| 2005 | girls | 92 | #2030 |
| 2004 | boys | 420 | #549 |
| 2004 | girls | 100 | #1883 |
| 2003 | boys | 388 | #570 |
| 2003 | girls | 72 | #2321 |
| 2002 | boys | 329 | #610 |
| 2002 | girls | 67 | #2379 |
| 2001 | boys | 323 | #607 |
| 2001 | girls | 72 | #2236 |
| 2000 | boys | 314 | #611 |
| 2000 | girls | 51 | #2817 |
| 1999 | boys | 359 | #559 |
| 1999 | girls | 55 | #2567 |
| 1998 | boys | 435 | #496 |
| 1998 | girls | 53 | #2570 |
| 1997 | boys | 389 | #518 |
| 1997 | girls | 45 | #2733 |
| 1996 | boys | 269 | #632 |
| 1996 | girls | 36 | #3237 |
| 1995 | boys | 278 | #619 |
| 1995 | girls | 25 | #4099 |
| 1994 | boys | 141 | #924 |
| 1994 | girls | 12 | #7097 |
| 1993 | boys | 54 | #1638 |
| 1993 | girls | 12 | #7038 |
| 1992 | boys | 37 | #2085 |
| 1992 | girls | 7 | #10479 |
| 1991 | boys | 28 | #2469 |
| 1991 | girls | 12 | #6976 |
| 1990 | boys | 33 | #2170 |
| 1990 | girls | 10 | #7880 |
| 1989 | boys | 40 | #1858 |
| 1988 | boys | 13 | #3705 |
| 1988 | girls | 5 | #11798 |
| 1987 | boys | 13 | #3521 |
| 1986 | boys | 5 | #6721 |
| 1982 | boys | 6 | #5619 |
| 1981 | boys | 5 | #6262 |
| 1975 | boys | 7 | #4309 |
| 1974 | boys | 5 | #5227 |
| 1972 | boys | 8 | #3622 |
| 1971 | boys | 6 | #4375 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.