River

Where River comes from

From river.
— Wiktionary's entry for River
River through the years
  1. 1970
    River Phoenix born
    American actor and musician (1970–2026
  2. 1971
    First appearance
    #4,375 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1999
    River Alexander born
    American actor
  4. 2022
    Peak, #105
    3,500 babies named River, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name.
Namesakes
  • River Phoenix · American actor and musician (1970–2026, 1970–1993
  • River Alexander · American actor, born 1999
  • River Radamus · American alpine ski racer, born 1998
  • River Gallo · American filmmaker, actor, model, and intersex rights activist
  • River Butcher · American stand-up comic, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.