Unisex name · since 2024

Rivian

Rivian has 19 recorded births since 2024 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,490 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,669 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
19
born since 2024
2020s
peak decade

Rivian currently ranks #9669 among unisex names in America, with 19 babies recorded since 2024.

Social Security Administration records show Rivian recorded 19 times among boys since 2024, holding rank #9669 nationally today, ahead of 31% of boys, 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 2024 to 2025.

  • #29,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,669 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 19 born since 2024
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivian ranks #29,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,669 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.

#29,490 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,669 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
19
born since 2024
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30.5%
Rivian vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rivian's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Rivian compares

19 8th 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

Rivian's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rivian Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 19 369 358,536
Peak-year births 11 34 22,252

Rivian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rivian's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rivian popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
11
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
789101112 20242025 8

Rivian popularity over time - girls

18 total births recorded since 1920 (Rivian as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 192019232025 7

Rivian by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Rivian's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Rivian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rivian?
Since 2024, Social Security records show 19 babies named Rivian. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,490 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,669 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 11 births.
Where does Rivian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivian ranks #29,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,669 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rivian most popular?
Rivian was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Rivian a unisex name?
Yes, Rivian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 19 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Rivian been used?
Rivian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2024, spanning 2 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rivian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include River, Rivers, Rivaan, Riven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rivian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2024–2025 (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 Rivian 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.