River
Rank in 2025
#219
recorded as girls
#111
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
4,540
girls 1,401 · boys 3,139
Peak year
2022
3,500 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
59,351
since 1971
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
River was most popular in 2022, when 3,500 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,139 babies were named River, ranking #111 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 34%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,401 | 219 | 3,139 | 111 |
| 2024 | 1,442 | 215 | 3,160 | 112 |
| 2023 | 1,587 | 192 | 3,117 | 116 |
| 2022 | 1,930 | 150 | 3,500 | 105 |
| 2021 | 1,886 | 149 | 3,504 | 110 |
| 2020 | 1,562 | 184 | 2,816 | 129 |
| 2019 | 1,441 | 211 | 2,371 | 168 |
| 2018 | 1,333 | 244 | 2,078 | 197 |
| 2017 | 1,181 | 270 | 1,969 | 200 |
| 2016 | 1,132 | 283 | 1,852 | 212 |
| 2015 | 951 | 348 | 1,516 | 243 |
| 2014 | 708 | 453 | 1,243 | 287 |
| 2013 | 488 | 585 | 830 | 371 |
| 2012 | 412 | 683 | 722 | 403 |
| 2011 | 293 | 891 | 645 | 424 |
| 2010 | 262 | 973 | 634 | 432 |
| 2009 | 281 | 949 | 619 | 448 |
| 2008 | 249 | 1049 | 611 | 454 |
| 2007 | 229 | 1129 | 464 | 553 |
| 2006 | 181 | 1295 | 505 | 513 |
| 2005 | 92 | 2030 | 476 | 517 |
| 2004 | 100 | 1883 | 420 | 549 |
| 2003 | 72 | 2321 | 388 | 570 |
| 2002 | 67 | 2379 | 329 | 610 |
| 2001 | 72 | 2236 | 323 | 607 |
| 2000 | 51 | 2817 | 314 | 611 |
| 1999 | 55 | 2567 | 359 | 559 |
| 1998 | 53 | 2570 | 435 | 496 |
| 1997 | 45 | 2733 | 389 | 518 |
| 1996 | 36 | 3237 | 269 | 632 |
| 1995 | 25 | 4099 | 278 | 619 |
| 1994 | 12 | 7097 | 141 | 924 |
| 1993 | 12 | 7038 | 54 | 1638 |
| 1992 | 7 | 10479 | 37 | 2085 |
| 1991 | 12 | 6976 | 28 | 2469 |
| 1990 | 10 | 7880 | 33 | 2170 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 40 | 1858 |
| 1988 | 5 | 11798 | 13 | 3705 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 13 | 3521 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 5 | 6721 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 6 | 5619 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 5 | 6262 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 7 | 4309 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 5 | 5227 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 8 | 3622 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 6 | 4375 |
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Where River is most popular
- Montana2.5×
- West Virginia2.3×
- Arkansas2.2×
- Alaska2.2×
- Oklahoma2.1×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 33% · boys 67% across all years