Girl’s name · American English, English

Riverlynn

How to say it: RIV-ur-lin · /ˈrɪvərlɪn/

Modern combination of English River + Lynn - invented American name evoking flowing water.

Riverlynn was the 1,142nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 102 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 14-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #957 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,142for girls in 2025
1 in 21,116US babies
102born in 2025
#957projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Riverlynn
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,142
Babies born in 2025102
Share of births1 in 21,116
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×14
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#957

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Riverlynn is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 74 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • River
  • Rivvy

Other spellings

Honouring a Riverlynn in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Riverlynn is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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