How Many People Are Named Rivers?
people named Rivers are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 145,254 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,637 babies named Rivers in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
139 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rivers, 30.9% were girls and 69.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rivers rose from 16.2% in the 1920s to 30.3% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 48.6%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rivers alive today is about 14 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rivers first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 2021, to 139 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rivers has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,552, in 1910. In 2025 it ranked #2,827. Among girls, its best rank was #3,401, in 2001.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,827 | #7,419 |
| Best rank | #1,552 (1910) | #3,401 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,957 in the 2010s | #5,015 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rivers alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rivers were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 156 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rivers was given 23.3 times as often in Mississippi, 17 times in South Carolina and 7.2 times in Louisiana.
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