Riverlynn
Girl name · #1910 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 102 baby girls were named Riverlynn, placing it at #1910 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,647 girls born in 2025 was named Riverlynn.
Babies named Riverlynn per year. Source: SSA.
The 11-year story
Riverlynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2014, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 190 babies and a rank of #1259. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Riverlynn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Riverlynn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Riverlynn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Riverlynn is most common
State-level data for Riverlynn is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Riverlynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Riverlynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Everlynn, Blakelynn, Novalynn, Lovelynn, and Hazelynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Riverlynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1902 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2178 |
| 2023 | 140 | #1524 |
| 2022 | 190 | #1259 |
| 2021 | 145 | #1476 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2712 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2784 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4458 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12876 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverlynn a popular girl name?
Riverlynn ranked #1910 among girls in 2025 with 102 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Riverlynn most popular?
Riverlynn peaked in 2022, when 190 American girls received the name (ranked #1259 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Riverlynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,647 newborn American girls was named Riverlynn. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.