Masculine dossier · first seen 1910

Rivers

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1910Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

45.5%

2024

All-time

1,843

Rivers has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 99 boys were named Rivers.

In 2024, only 54 boys were given the name.

Down 45.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,843 Americans have been named Rivers and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1910.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Rivers? Browse books about the name Rivers on Amazon.