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Riva

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Riva is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 50 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
500.00% of girls
Peak year
202357 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1910
1,577people given the name
Babies named Riva, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

1,577 girls have been named Riva in the United States since 1910, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 57 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1990, and the 2010s alone account for 17%.

By decade

Decadegirls named Riva
1910s31
1920s52
1930s29
1940s47
1950s157
1960s124
1970s115
1980s220
1990s176
2000s151
2010s273
2020s202

In 2023, its biggest year

Riva was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Riva

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.