Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

River

Name: SSA baby-name counts for River
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

3,503

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1971Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

10.4%

2024

3,138

All-time

36,498

River is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 3,503 boys were named River.

In 2024, only 3,138 boys were given the name.

All told, about 36,498 Americans have been named River and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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