Is Rivers a boy or girl name?
Rivers is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 54 boys were named Rivers, so 35.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.5% of the 2,577 US babies named Rivers were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,512
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,622
- Babies named Rivers since 1910
- 2,577
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Rivers, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 88 | 17 | 16.2% |
| 1930s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 92 | 24 | 20.7% |
| 2000s | 277 | 262 | 48.6% |
| 2010s | 739 | 261 | 26.1% |
| 2020s | 381 | 170 | 30.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | #2,512 | 30 | #4,622 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,642 | 32 | #4,434 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,946 | 34 | #4,272 |
| 2021 | 98 | #1,684 | 41 | #3,720 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,631 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,684 | 35 | #4,138 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,700 | 27 | #4,981 |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,776 | 23 | #5,636 |
| 2016 | 79 | #1,886 | 21 | #6,151 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,822 | 31 | #4,569 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,058 | 31 | #4,633 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,037 | 14 | #8,491 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,230 | 18 | #7,086 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,334 | 35 | #4,224 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,392 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,836 | 19 | #7,011 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,330 | 20 | #6,760 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,770 | 31 | #4,783 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,507 | 17 | #7,423 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,155 | 22 | #5,749 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,721 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,608 | 27 | #4,784 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,170 | 35 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,087 | 40 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,724 | 24 | #4,943 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,715 | 6 | #14,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,396 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,704 | 6 | #13,362 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,121 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,628 | 7 | #11,484 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,842 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,694 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,569 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,843 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,692 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,091 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,860 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,561 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,534 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,503 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,327 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,492 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,461 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,203 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,078 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,187 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,100 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,159 | 5 | #5,575 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,605 | 7 | #4,362 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,947 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,731 | 5 | #5,631 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,329 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rivers reached #1,553 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #3,405 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rivers
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.