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Rivers
OriginNature name and surname, English
Meaning"rivers"
About Rivers
The name Rivers combines two major trends: nature names like the popular River itself, and S-ending surname-names such as Brooks, Rhodes, and yes, Rivers.
Rivers is most notable as a first name via Weezers frontman Rivers Cuomo.
As of October 2026, Rivers ranked #2828 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1553 in 1910.
Editor's take: The name Rivers is a boy's name meaning "rivers".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,058 | 69 | 35.9 |
| 2015 | #1,822 | 82 | 42.8 |
| 2016 | #1,886 | 79 | 41.6 |
| 2017 | #1,776 | 87 | 47 |
| 2018 | #1,700 | 93 | 51.2 |
| 2019 | #1,684 | 95 | 52.9 |
| 2020 | #1,631 | 99 | 57.4 |
| 2021 | #1,684 | 98 | 56 |
| 2022 | #1,946 | 80 | 45.8 |
| 2023 | #2,642 | 50 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | #2,512 | 54 | 31.3 |
| 2025 | #2,828 | 45 | 26.3 |
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Famous Riverss
- Rivers Cuomo
American musician, best known as the lead singer in Weezer
- Rivers Romo
son of Candice Crawford & Tony Romo
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