The baby name River appears in baby name data for the United States from 1990 to 2024. It was most popular in 2021 with 4,120 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, River has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1994 | 57 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1995 | 235 |
| 1996 | 244 |
| 1997 | 372 |
| 1998 | 452 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 1999 | 352 |
| 2000 | 302 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2001 | 352 |
| 2002 | 284 |
| 2003 | 22 |
| 2003 | 383 |
| 2004 | 50 |
| 2004 | 425 |
| 2005 | 35 |
| 2005 | 491 |
| 2006 | 137 |
| 2006 | 548 |
| 2007 | 217 |
| 2007 | 410 |
| 2008 | 300 |
| 2008 | 647 |
| 2009 | 218 |
| 2009 | 666 |
| 2010 | 247 |
| 2010 | 680 |
| 2011 | 280 |
| 2011 | 640 |
| 2012 | 480 |
| 2012 | 822 |
| 2013 | 545 |
| 2013 | 948 |
| 2014 | 700 |
| 2014 | 1,417 |
| 2015 | 1,104 |
| 2015 | 2,049 |
| 2016 | 1,366 |
| 2016 | 2,502 |
| 2017 | 1,386 |
| 2017 | 2,564 |
| 2018 | 1,464 |
| 2018 | 2,798 |
| 2019 | 1,619 |
| 2019 | 3,096 |
| 2020 | 1,738 |
| 2020 | 3,125 |
| 2021 | 2,291 |
| 2021 | 4,120 |
| 2022 | 2,411 |
| 2022 | 4,105 |
| 2023 | 1,943 |
| 2023 | 3,431 |
| 2024 | 1,672 |
| 2024 | 3,546 |