How Many People Are Named Riva?
An estimated 1,340 people in the United States have the first name Riva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Riva peaked in popularity in 2023 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Riva as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Riva paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,340
About 1 in 255,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2023
57 births
Total Registered
1,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Riva
Riva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,577 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Riva as a female name
Ranked #3,203 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (57 births)
Riva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Riva span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 273 babies were registered. While Riva is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Riva by Decade
How has Riva tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Riva by State
Birth registrations for Riva span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, Texas. On average, about 56 Rivas were registered per state.
Riva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Riva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Riva
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Riva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Riva?
We estimate approximately 1,340 people named Riva are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 255,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Riva a common name?
Riva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Riva most popular?
Riva reached peak popularity in 2023, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Riva is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Riva a female name?
Riva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Riva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Riva Smith, Riva Johnson, Riva Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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