Riven

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning split or torn apart.

Babies a year
16
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1613
16 babies

Riven by the numbers

In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Riven. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Riven. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Riversdweller by the river; a place name109 in the US (2017)
  • Rowen762 in the US (2017)
  • Rovan33 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Riven

Names that are said the same way as Riven, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rivaanflowing, stream-like28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rivan11 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Riven

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