unisex name
Rivian
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 37
Rivian is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 49% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Rivian over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 26 |
How popular is Rivian?
In 2025, Rivian was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Rivian
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rivian also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rivian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rivian
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rivian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rivian
How popular is the name Rivian?
In 2025, Rivian was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rivian a girl's or a boy's name?
Rivian is used for both girls and boys. About 49% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Rivian most popular?
Rivian peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Rivian a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rivian currently ranks #9,414 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.