Riva Girl

How popular is Riva?

#3,644 girl name in 2025

41 baby girls were named Riva in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.

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1,437living people named Riva (est.)
30median age of people named Riva
1,619babies named Riva since 1880
1 in 80,862US babies born in 2025

Riva popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,644 for girls (▼ 525 from 2024)
Babies in 202541 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+86% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,831 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020
Peak year2023 (57 girls)
Highest rank#1,972 in 1953
First recorded1910
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Riva is most popular

Babies named Riva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (46 girls)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 girls)
  3. New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
  5. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)

Riva by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s31#2,398
1920s52#2,940
1930s29#3,447
1940s47#2,738
1950s157#1,972
1960s124#2,751
1970s115#3,266
1980s220#2,862
1990s176#3,767
2000s151#6,211
2010s273#3,247
2020s244#2,936

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Questions

Is Riva a boy or girl name?
Riva is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Riva were girls.
How popular is the name Riva?
41 baby girls were named Riva in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
When was Riva most popular?
Riva peaked in 2023, when 57 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,972 in 1953.
How many people are named Riva?
1,619 babies have been named Riva in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,437 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
Where is Riva most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Riva was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.