NameTides

Riven

Riven was the #2,390 boys' name in the US in 2025 (57 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Riven as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Riven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Riven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,390 (57)#1,613 (16)—#2,527 (7)
2024#3,693 (30)#1,952 (12)——
2023#2,441 (55)#1,309 (20)#728 (3)#2,614 (6)
2022#3,464 (33)#1,880 (12)——
2021#3,180 (37)#1,860 (12)——
2020#6,620 (12)#4,608 (3)——
2019#5,555 (16)#4,702 (3)——
2018#6,345 (13)———
2017#12,246 (5)#3,996 (4)——
2016#8,146 (9)#3,478 (5)——
2015#7,066 (11)———
2014#8,781 (8)———
2013#9,655 (7)#4,685 (3)——
2012#10,770 (6)#3,039 (6)——
2010#9,693 (7)———

Riven as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Riven as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Riven as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#7,885 (13)#4,201 (5)
2024#5,443 (23)#4,844 (4)
2023#5,960 (20)#4,710 (4)
2022#5,309 (24)—
2021#6,414 (18)—
2020#7,559 (14)#4,535 (4)
2019#6,414 (18)—
2018#8,617 (12)—
2017#8,776 (12)#5,765 (3)
2016#8,393 (13)#3,609 (6)
2015#10,866 (9)—
2014#10,129 (10)—
2013#11,000 (9)—
2012#14,962 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,390.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.
  • In 2025, 19% of US babies named Riven were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 30,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 130,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Riven is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 63,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riven by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Riven (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RivenCanadaBoys#2,5277
RivenEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
RivenEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
RivenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RivenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RivenScotlandBoys—too few
RivenUSGirls#7,88513
RivenUSBoys#2,39057