Boys' name · since 1998
Rivaldo
Rivaldo has 237 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rivaldo is the #12735 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 237 recorded since 1998.
Rivaldo has 237 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12735 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,735 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 237 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivaldo ranks #11,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,735 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 237 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rivaldo's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rivaldo compares
237 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rivaldo's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rivaldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rivaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rivaldo's full recorded timeline at 2008, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rivaldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rivaldo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Rivaldo's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Rivaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (72% of all-time use).
Rivaldo by state
Where Rivaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 20.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
49 of 237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rivaldo's data
- Rivaldo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rivaldos (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rivaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rivaldo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.