Rivers is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Rivers is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,828 among boys (45) and #7,421 among girls (15) — overall #5,016 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #7,421 | #2,828 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | #4,642 | #2,519 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | #4,438 | #2,648 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | #4,274 | #1,948 |
| 2021 | 139 | 139 | #3,724 | #1,685 |
| 2020 | 132 | 132 | #4,243 | #1,631 |
| 2019 | 130 | 130 | #4,141 | #1,685 |
| 2018 | 120 | 120 | #4,984 | #1,701 |
| 2017 | 110 | 110 | #5,636 | #1,776 |
| 2016 | 100 | 100 | #6,151 | #1,887 |
| 2015 | 113 | 113 | #4,570 | #1,822 |
| 2014 | 100 | 100 | #4,633 | #2,058 |
| 2013 | 81 | 81 | #8,492 | #2,037 |
| 2012 | 77 | 77 | #7,088 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 90 | 90 | #4,224 | #2,334 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | #5,377 | #2,392 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | #7,011 | #2,836 |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | #6,760 | #3,330 |
| 2007 | 59 | 59 | #4,783 | #3,770 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #7,423 | #3,507 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #5,749 | #3,156 |
| 2004 | 52 | 52 | #4,921 | #3,721 |
| 2003 | 52 | 52 | #4,785 | #3,608 |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #3,789 | #3,170 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #3,405 | #4,087 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #4,943 | #6,724 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #14,043 | #4,715 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,396 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #13,362 | #3,704 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,121 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #11,485 | #7,630 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,840 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,695 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,569 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,844 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,692 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #7,091 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,860 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,563 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,533 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,502 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #3,031 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,327 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,953 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,952 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,493 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,460 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | — | #3,203 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,263 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,248 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,250 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,087 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,312 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,120 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,257 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,946 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,501 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #3,079 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,879 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,295 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,636 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,565 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,189 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,451 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #4,062 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,393 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,100 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,103 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,981 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | #5,575 | #4,159 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | #4,363 | #2,605 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | — | #2,947 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #5,631 | #2,731 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,329 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,894 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,394 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,195 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,553 |