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A given name in English
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01 / Meaning & origin
Rivers is a masculine given name documented in English.
Separate records with matching spellings: Rivers (English)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 45 boys (rank 2798). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Rivers
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | 6 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | observed |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1914 | 6 | 2,915 | observed |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,184 | observed |
| 1916 | 5 | 3,897 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 3,545 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | 8 | 3,115 | observed |
| 1920 | 11 | 2,602 | observed |
| 1921 | 10 | 2,804 | observed |
| 1922 | 12 | 2,486 | observed |
| 1923 | 6 | 3,822 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | observed |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,151 | observed |
| 1928 | 6 | 3,697 | observed |
| 1929 | 10 | 2,589 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 5 | 3,776 | observed |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 10 | 2,301 | observed |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,185 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1940 | 7 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1941 | 10 | 2,333 | observed |
| 1942 | 6 | 3,212 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,538 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | observed |
| 1946 | 7 | 2,919 | observed |
| 1947 | 7 | 3,096 | observed |
| 1948 | 5 | 3,668 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,364 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | 5 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,024 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 5 | 3,988 | observed |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | observed |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | 6 | 3,640 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 6 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 11 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1971 | 5 | 4,907 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 7 | 4,190 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 5 | 5,772 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,521 | observed |
| 1992 | 8 | 6,128 | observed |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,228 | observed |
| 1994 | 8 | 6,372 | observed |
| 1995 | 7 | 6,992 | observed |
| 1996 | 12 | 4,878 | observed |
| 1997 | 19 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | observed |
| 1999 | 15 | 4,537 | observed |
| 2000 | 10 | 6,316 | observed |
| 2001 | 20 | 3,974 | observed |
| 2002 | 29 | 3,095 | observed |
| 2003 | 25 | 3,528 | observed |
| 2004 | 25 | 3,636 | observed |
| 2005 | 33 | 3,091 | observed |
| 2006 | 30 | 3,451 | observed |
| 2007 | 28 | 3,687 | observed |
| 2008 | 34 | 3,286 | observed |
| 2009 | 43 | 2,800 | observed |
| 2010 | 53 | 2,375 | observed |
| 2011 | 55 | 2,317 | observed |
| 2012 | 59 | 2,209 | observed |
| 2013 | 67 | 2,021 | observed |
| 2014 | 69 | 2,044 | observed |
| 2015 | 82 | 1,815 | observed |
| 2016 | 79 | 1,875 | observed |
| 2017 | 87 | 1,768 | observed |
| 2018 | 93 | 1,687 | observed |
| 2019 | 95 | 1,678 | observed |
| 2020 | 99 | 1,621 | observed |
| 2021 | 98 | 1,678 | observed |
| 2022 | 80 | 1,938 | observed |
| 2023 | 50 | 2,614 | observed |
| 2024 | 54 | 2,502 | observed |
| 2025 | 45 | 2,798 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Rivers” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American musician (born 1970)
English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist (1864–1922)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
