Trend of the Popularity of River as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,139 male babies that were named River in the US, which was 0.18% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1981 and 2025, the name River peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2021 with a count of 3,504 babies, which was 0.20% of the total male babies born in the US in 2021.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named River, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named River.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named River in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named River in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named River from 1981 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of River as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1981	5	0.00
1982	6	0.00
1986	5	0.00
1987	13	0.00
1988	13	0.00
1989	40	0.00
1990	33	0.00
1991	28	0.00
1992	37	0.00
1993	54	0.00
1994	141	0.01
1995	278	0.02
1996	269	0.01
1997	389	0.02
1998	435	0.02
1999	359	0.02
2000	314	0.02
2001	323	0.02
2002	329	0.02
2003	388	0.02
2004	420	0.02
2005	476	0.02
2006	505	0.03
2007	464	0.02
2008	611	0.03
2009	619	0.03
2010	634	0.03
2011	645	0.03
2012	722	0.04
2013	830	0.04
2014	1243	0.07
2015	1516	0.08
2016	1852	0.10
2017	1969	0.11
2018	2078	0.11
2019	2371	0.13
2020	2816	0.16
2021	3504	0.20
2022	3500	0.20
2023	3117	0.18
2024	3160	0.18
2025	3139	0.18