First Name RIVER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RIVER is ranked as the 7455th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,314.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.41 people named RIVER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 56% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RIVER is 12,374.
  • The SSA data also shows that RIVER is used as a boy's name 72% of the time.

First Names RIVER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,314 +/-9.8%
  • National Rank 7,455
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 12,374
  • National Rank 1,843
  • Percentile Rank 98.01%
  • Proportion/100k 3.88

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RIVER is 74.2% White, 6.6% Hispanic origin, 13.4% Black, 2.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 1.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RIVER have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RIVER is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RIVER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.2% 63.9% 10.3%
Hispanic origin 6.6% 16.3% -9.7%
Black 13.4% 12.3% 1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.8% 4.9% -2.1%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RIVER is California where 109 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RIVER, as 5.63 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 91st, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 292 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names RIVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 84.9% Indiana 27 0.42 81.8% Iowa 15 0.48 81.4% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 22 0.22 86.3% Minnesota 44 0.81 90.5% Missouri 27 0.89 80.4% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 24 3.26 69.8% Ohio 16 0.14 74.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RIVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 84.9%
Indiana 27 0.42 81.8%
Iowa 15 0.48 81.4%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 22 0.22 86.3%
Minnesota 44 0.81 90.5%
Missouri 27 0.89 80.4%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 24 3.26 69.8%
Ohio 16 0.14 74.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.8%
West State Statistics First-Names RIVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 68.0% Arizona 8 0.13 44.5% California 109 0.28 91.5% Colorado 20 0.38 74.0% Hawaii 6 0.42 40.8% Idaho 16 0.96 65.0% Montana 8 0.77 45.2% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 44 1.1 82.8% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 14 0.21 77.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name RIVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 68.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 44.5%
California 109 0.28 91.5%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.0%
Hawaii 6 0.42 40.8%
Idaho 16 0.96 65.0%
Montana 8 0.77 45.2%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 44 1.1 82.8%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 14 0.21 77.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names RIVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 69.3% Maine 10 0.77 44.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 42.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 41.7% New York 82 0.42 91.9% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 35 5.63 85.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RIVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 69.3%
Maine 10 0.77 44.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 42.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 41.7%
New York 82 0.42 91.9%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 35 5.63 85.2%
South State Statistics First-Names RIVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 68.0% Arkansas 26 0.86 79.1% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 62 0.31 91.8% Georgia 63 0.63 89.5% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.9% Louisiana 20 0.43 76.1% Maryland 34 0.57 85.5% Mississippi 27 0.89 80.4% North Carolina 48 0.48 90.7% Oklahoma 21 0.55 74.5% South Carolina 99 2.04 91.3% Tennessee 52 0.79 88.9% Texas 54 0.2 89.7% Virginia 46 0.55 86.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 47.1%

South States
State stats for the first name RIVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 68.0%
Arkansas 26 0.86 79.1%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 62 0.31 91.8%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.5%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.9%
Louisiana 20 0.43 76.1%
Maryland 34 0.57 85.5%
Mississippi 27 0.89 80.4%
North Carolina 48 0.48 90.7%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 74.5%
South Carolina 99 2.04 91.3%
Tennessee 52 0.79 88.9%
Texas 54 0.2 89.7%
Virginia 46 0.55 86.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 47.1%
 

Full Names with RIVER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RIVER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RIVER.

The most popular full name is RIVER Black. 4.95% of all the people named RIVER have this family name.

There are 177 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RIVER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 RIVER Black 4.95%
2 RIVER Little 3.53%
3 RIVER White 3.53%
4 RIVER New 3.18%
5 RIVER Green 2.83%
6 RIVER Rock 2.12%
7 RIVER Hudson 1.77%
8 RIVER Red 1.77%
9 RIVER Wolf 1.77%
10 RIVER Cumberland 1.41%
11 RIVER Flint 1.41%
12 RIVER Fox 1.41%
13 RIVER May 1.41%
14 RIVER Pearl 1.41%
15 RIVER Pine 1.41%
16 RIVER Cannon 1.06%
17 RIVER Hernandez 1.06%
18 RIVER Keowee 1.06%
19 RIVER Smith 1.06%
20 RIVER Spring 1.06%