Riva: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,697

among girls · ↓534 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Riva · -20% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

57 babies

All-time total

1,619

#5,425 all-time among girls

First recorded

1910

in Social Security records

Riva popularity over time

1,619 babies have been named Riva since 1910, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	31	3	–	#2,719
1920s	52	5	+68%	#3,117
1930s	29	3	-44%	#3,733
1940s	47	5	+62%	#2,856
1950s	157	16	+234%	#2,007
1960s	124	12	-21%	#2,816
1970s	115	12	-7%	#3,346
1980s	220	22	+91%	#2,919
1990s	176	18	-20%	#3,850
2000s	151	15	-14%	#6,444
2010s	273	27	+81%	#3,289
2020s (to 2025)	244	41	+49%	#2,968

Where Riva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	44	0.03	outside top 500
2027	48	0.03	outside top 500
2028	50	0.03	outside top 500
2029	53	0.03	outside top 500
2030	55	0.03	outside top 500

Where Riva is most popular

Girls named Riva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.027 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and New Jersey.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Riva born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New York	46	0.116	+338%
California	25	0.030	+12%
New Jersey	5	0.028	+5%
Florida	11	0.026	≈ national
Texas	13	0.016	-39%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Riva

Riva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,697 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 1,619 American babies have been named Riva. Its peak came in 2023, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Riva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Riva?

The median living Riva is about 30 years old; half are between 9 and 49. An estimated 1,400 people named Riva are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Riva year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,697
2024	51	#3,163
2023	57	#2,968
2022	35	#4,185
2021	31	#4,488
2020	29	#4,631
2019	34	#4,249
2018	26	#5,116
2017	49	#3,289
2016	35	#4,224
2015	22	#5,990
2014	24	#5,601
2013	23	#5,797
2012	25	#5,529
2011	18	#7,061
2010	17	#7,445
2009	16	#7,986
2008	19	#7,018
2007	13	#9,433
2006	20	#6,553
2005	12	#9,336
2004	19	#6,444
2003	13	#8,385
2002	16	#6,976
2001	8	#11,833
2000	15	#7,078
1995	12	#7,409
1990	19	#5,011
1985	29	#3,148
1980	21	#3,813
1975	5	#10,205
1970	14	#4,196
1965	11	#4,144
1960	11	#4,113
1955	18	#2,704
1950	6	#5,173
1945	–	–
1940	8	#3,450
1935	–	–
1930	7	#3,980
1925	8	#3,965
1920	7	#4,319
1915	7	#3,725
1910	5	#2,719
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Riva, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Riva?

The median living Riva is about 30 years old. Half of all living Rivas are between 9 and 49 years old.

How many people named Riva are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Riva are alive in the United States, based on 1,619 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Riva in 2025?

Riva ranked #3,697 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Riva?

1,619 babies have been named Riva in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Riva most popular?

Riva peaked in 2023, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Riva a boy or girl name?

Riva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Riva rising or falling?

Riva is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Riva become more popular?

Riva is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Riva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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