River

Nature name

River Origin and Meaning

Variation of Clyde

River Rank in US Top 1000

# 112 in the US

River Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 97 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name River

• 112 US 2024
• 97 Nameberry 2025
• 8 Unisex 2024
• 149 Canada 2024
• 129 Future 2028
• 117 England 2024
• 179 scotland 2024
• 82 Australia 2024
• 60 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to River

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• Grey
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• Forrest
• Everest
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Famous People Named River

• River Jude Phoenix late American actor
• River Phoenix (b. 2020) son of Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara
• River Shields American actor
• River Viiperi American model
• River Matthews British singer,songwriter
• River John Reeves English guitarist of late band Viola Beach
• River Samuel Hanson (b. 2006) son of singer Taylor Hanson
• River Russell Deary (b. 2007) son of actress Keri Russell
• River Robertson (b. 2008) son of TV personality Jeptha Robertson of Duck Dynasty
• River James Murray (b. 2010) son of actor Sean Harland Murray
• River Jacob Stewart (b. 2010) son of actor Josh Stewart
• River Isaac Ruah Olsen (b. 2013) son of actress Daniela Ruah
• River Juozas Baskauskas (b. 2014) son of TV personality Aras Baskauskas ("Survivor")
• River Alan Thomas Hampson (b. 2014) son of actress/model Megan Gale and AFL footballer Shaun Hampson
• River Jackson (b. 2014) son of singer Jackie Jackson; twin of brother Jaylen
• River Blake Gosa (b. 2014) son of TV personality Whitney Purvis and Weston Gosa of "16 and Pregnant"
• River Chen (Xuan Fei) (b. 2015) son of athlete/TV personality Blackie Chen and singer Christine Fan; twin of brother Ryan (Xuan Xiang)
• River Rocket Blue Dallas Oliver (b. 2016) son of celebrity chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
• River Kelly Smith (b. 2016) late son of country singer Granger Smith
• River Joe Goldblum (b. 2017) son of actor Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston
• River Jones Johnson (b. 2017) son of golfer Dustin Johnson and model Paulina Gretzky
• Nolan River Nicholas (b. 2011) son of actor Thomas Ian Nicholas & DJ Colette
• Journey River Green (b. 2016) son of actors Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
• River Rowe Nicholson (b. 2018) son of american R&B,pop singer Ameriie

The name River in Pop Culture

• River Baldwin character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• River Ripple (later Riverstar) character from the book series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter
• "River " song by Sarah McLachlan, in reference to actor River Phoenix
• River Song character in the television show, "Doctor Who" (2005)
• "Mouth of the River " song by Imagine Dragons
• "River " TV crime drama series
• River Ward character in video game "Cyberpunk 2077"