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How popular is the name River?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rivers are alive today.
River (male) sits just outside the top 100 boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 110th in 2025 with 481 babies given the name. It has risen strongly over the past decade.
The River you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Rivers born in England and Wales are between 3 and 9, and there are at least 4,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.4% chance that at least one of them will be called River.
How many babies are named River each year?
Where does River rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name River most popular?
River peaked in 2025, when 481 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called River?
At least 4,300 people named River born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical River?
Most living Rivers are between 3 and 9; the most common age is about 2.
Is River becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.