Recorded 1914–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 16 births

Rivera — girls' name

16 babies named Rivera in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s52020s11
2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Rivera was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rivera in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rivera

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Rivera between 1914 and 2023, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rivera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rivera performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rivera shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rivera in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rivera at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

16

Since 1914

110 years of records

Peak year

2023

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1914

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rivera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1914

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
6
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4.555.566.5 202320221914 5

Rivera by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 69% of Rivera's all-time total
1910s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rivera?
16 babies have been named Rivera since 1914. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 6 births.
When was Rivera most popular?
Rivera was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Rivera been used?
Rivera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 110 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rivera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include River, Rivka, Rivky, Riva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.