Girls' name · since 2014
Riverlynn
Riverlynn has 845 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
845 babies have been named Riverlynn since 2014, making it today's #1910 girls' name.
Riverlynn has 845 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1910 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #8,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,910 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 845 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riverlynn ranks #8,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,910 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 845 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riverlynn's 845 recorded births place it above 88.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Riverlynn compares
845 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 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
Riverlynn's all-time total is 125% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riverlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riverlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riverlynn's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riverlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Riverlynn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (725 births, 86% of the file).
2020s was Riverlynn's strongest decade.
725 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Riverlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
725 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 725 births (86% of all-time use).
How Riverlynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Riverlynn's total volume
Riverlynn by state
Where Riverlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 64 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 37 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 34 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 27 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 25 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 25 | 3.0% |
64 of 845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Riverlynn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Riverlynns (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Riverlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2014–2025 (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 Riverlynn 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.