Rives vs River

Side-by-side comparison of Rives and River — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Rives

Boy name

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Name B

River

Boy name · Rank #112

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Metric Rives River
Current Rank Unranked #112
Total Births (all years) 10 36,498
Peak Year 1931 2021
Peak Year Births 5 3,503
Peak Decade 1930ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1931 1971

Births by Decade

Decade Rives River
1930ss 10 —
1970ss — 26
1980ss — 83
1990ss — 2,023
2000ss — 4,449
2010ss — 13,857
2020ss — 16,060

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rives River
2014 — 1,243
2015 — 1,516
2016 — 1,852
2017 — 1,969
2018 — 2,075
2019 — 2,371
2020 — 2,814
2021 — 3,503
2022 — 3,494
2023 — 3,111
2024 — 3,138

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1931–1938.

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