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Girl or boy · English
River
Say it: RIV-ur
Meaning
From the English word river.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A nature name used for both sexes in the US, rising from the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 34,552 babies given this name since 1971
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 616 boys
- 4,311 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- River Phoenix, American actor
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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