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Rivers
OriginNature name and surname, English
Meaning"rivers"
About Rivers
Rivers is an indisputably unisex surname with is strong nature connotation and its connection to the character Diana Rivers from Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre. Rivers is also the first name of one of the girl Sweet Home sextuplets.
Combining two major trends, nature names and S-ending surnames, Rivers is most famous as a first name via Weezers (male) frontman Rivers Cuomo.
As of October 2026, Rivers ranked #7421 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3405 in 2001.
Editor's take: The name Rivers is a girl'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 | #4,633 | 31 | 17.4 |
| 2015 | #4,569 | 31 | 17.4 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,981 | 27 | 15.9 |
| 2019 | #4,138 | 35 | 20.9 |
| 2020 | #4,241 | 33 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | #3,720 | 41 | 25 |
| 2022 | #4,272 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | #4,434 | 32 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #4,622 | 30 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Caitlin Rivers Crowell (b. 1980)
daughter of singers Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash; granddaughter of singer Johnny Cash
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