girl's name
Riverleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 219
Riverleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
Riverleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 134 |
How popular is Riverleigh?
In 2025, Riverleigh was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Riverleigh is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Riverleigh is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| River-Leigh | River-Leigh is Riverleigh written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 52 |
Names that peaked alongside Riverleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Riverleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Riverleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Riverleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Riverleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Riverleigh
How popular is the name Riverleigh?
In 2025, Riverleigh was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Riverleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Riverleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Riverleigh most popular?
Riverleigh peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Riverleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Riverleigh currently ranks #4,916 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.