Is Riva a boy or girl name?

Riva is a girl’s name. Of the 1,619 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Riva

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Riva was most popular in 2023, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,156 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,619 people named Riva.

Riva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riva’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riva is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,619 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Riva

Where Riva is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org