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Baby name
River
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33% girls / 67% boys
Origin of the name
River comes from the English word river.
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Where babies named River are born
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The darker the blue, the more common River is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, River is most common in Arkansas (2.8 times), Montana (2.4) and Oklahoma (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named River are born
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The darker the blue, the more common River is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, River is most common in Idaho (2.5 times), Oklahoma (2.3) and Arkansas (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 6% | 94% |
| 1990s | 12% | 88% |
| 2000s | 24% | 76% |
| 2010s | 37% | 63% |
| 2020s | 34% | 66% |