TheNameDBRiver
M FRiver is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (25% of births). There have been 54,754 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,498 as boys and 18,256 as girls. River gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2021 and remains popular today.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State (2024)
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,572 |
| 2023 | 4,695 |
| 2022 | 5,421 |
| 2021 | 5,388 |
| 2020 | 4,375 |
| 2019 | 3,812 |
| 2018 | 3,408 |
| 2017 | 3,150 |
| 2016 | 2,983 |
| 2015 | 2,466 |
| 2014 | 1,951 |
| 2013 | 1,318 |
| 2012 | 1,134 |
| 2011 | 938 |
| 2010 | 896 |
| 2009 | 900 |
| 2008 | 860 |
| 2007 | 693 |
| 2006 | 686 |
| 2005 | 568 |
| 2004 | 520 |
| 2003 | 460 |
| 2002 | 396 |
| 2001 | 395 |
| 2000 | 365 |
| 1999 | 414 |
| 1998 | 488 |
| 1997 | 434 |
| 1996 | 305 |
| 1995 | 303 |
| 1994 | 153 |
| 1993 | 66 |
| 1992 | 44 |
| 1991 | 40 |
| 1990 | 43 |
| 1989 | 40 |
| 1988 | 18 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1971 | 6 |