River

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 37% girls / 63% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

River is a given name of English origin taken from river, the English word for a naturally flowing watercourse. It is in common use in English-speaking countries such as the United States for both males and females.

From Wikipedia

River first appears in the data in 1993 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 277 babies (rank #129 that year). In 2024 it was given to 220 boys (rank #149). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of River

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of River yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,760
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
277
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19935#2,037
199424#636
199537#514
199633#565
199742#485
199842#477
199952#401
200030#616
200127#686
200240#509
200323#780
200453#440
200542#546
200659#432
200749#538
200861#456
200967#434
201084#361
201179#372
201262#454
201383#360
2014115#300
2015119#289
2016139#263
2017172#218
2018157#233
2019174#212
2020200#180
2021277#129
2022226#150
2023208#150
2024220#149