Riven Boy & girl
How popular is Riven?
#2,390 boy name in 2025
57 baby boys were named Riven in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Riven popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,390 for boys (▲ 1301 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 57 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+418% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (57 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,390 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2008 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 62% boys, 38% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Riven counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Riven family of names ranked #1,632 for boys in 2025 (#2,246 the year before), with 81 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Riven | 57 | 70% |
| Rivan | 24 | 30% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Riven is most popular
Babies named Riven per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Riven by decade
Boy names about as popular as Riven
Questions
- Is Riven a boy or girl name?
- Riven is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 62% of babies named Riven were boys and 38% were girls.
- How popular is the name Riven?
- 57 baby boys were named Riven in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Riven most popular?
- Riven peaked in 2025, when 57 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,390 in 2025.
- How many people are named Riven?
- 513 babies have been named Riven in the US since 1880. We estimate about 511 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Riven most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Riven was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys 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.