Girls' name · since 2016

Riverly

167 babies named Riverly in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7221
among girls today
167
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade
59%
more common than other girls

Riverly currently ranks #7221 among girls' names in America, with 167 babies recorded since 2016.

Social Security Administration records show Riverly recorded 167 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #7221 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.

  • #7221 among girls today
  • 167 born since 2016
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 59% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Riverly is currently the #7221 girls' name in America, more common than 59% of girls - 167 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.

#7221
among girls today
167
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade
59%
more common than other girls

Riverly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%59.2%
Riverly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7221
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Riverly was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

26 babies were named Riverly in 2022 - its busiest year on record.

How Riverly compares

167 33th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Riverly's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Riverly Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 167 382 567,345
Peak-year births 26 48 19,840

Riverly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Riverly splits its recorded history at 2021: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Riverly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

167

Since 2016

10 years of records

Peak year

2022

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,221

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2016

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2025

Riverly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
26
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
51015202530 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025 20

Riverly by decade

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

2020s was Riverly's strongest decade.

129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Riverly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 129 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Riverly by state

Where Riverly concentrates geographically, total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Riverly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.6%
Texas share of Riverly's total US births 3.6%

6 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riverly?
167 babies have been named Riverly since 2016. It currently ranks #7221 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Riverly most popular?
Riverly was most popular in the 2020s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Riverly most popular?
The top states for the name Riverly are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Riverly been used?
Records for Riverly go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Riverly?
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.

What to do with Riverly's data

  • Texas records the most Riverlys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Riverly: #7221 Girls' Name - 167 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/riverly. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Riverly 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 June 2026.