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“Variant of River — A naturally flowing watercourse” — English origin
Boy's name · #2053 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Ryver is near its high-water mark: it reached #1609 in 2022 and still ranked #2053 in 2025. About 890 boys have carried it since 1995. Ryver is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Ryver is a rare spelling of River — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; River itself ranked #111 in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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