Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rivers

Gender

Male

Origin

English

Pronunciation

r(i)-ve-rs

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1619, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2798, 45 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3675, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7133, 15 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254515
20245430
20235032
20228034
20219841
20209933
20199535
20189327
20178723
20167921

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2889, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence