US rank #7039 Girls' name Peak 2024 115 births

Riviera — #7039 US girls' name

115 babies named Riviera in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102010s472020s58
#7039
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Riviera was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Riviera in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riviera

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Riviera between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Riviera currently holds the #7039 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riviera performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Riviera shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Riviera in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riviera 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 115 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.

Riviera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

115

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,039

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Riviera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201720142013201220101994 10

Riviera by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
58 births that decade — 50% of Riviera's all-time total
1990s102010s472020s58

Riviera by state

Where Riviera concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Riviera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.3%
California share of Riviera's total US births 4.3%

5 of 115 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riviera?
115 babies have been named Riviera since 1994. It currently ranks #7039 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Riviera most popular?
Riviera was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Riviera most popular?
The top states for the name Riviera are California (5 births).
How long has the name Riviera been used?
Riviera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Riviera?
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.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.