Gender-neutral name English origin

River

RIV-er · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Flowing body of water
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
trendy
Themes
water · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births4,572
Peak year2022
First appeared1971
Total US births54,754
2022 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Riv
Alternate spellings
RyverRivver
In other languages
River (English)Río (Spanish)Rivière (French)

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