The baby name Riva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-vah (IPA: /ˈriːvə/).
The baby name Riva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-vah (IPA: /ˈriːvə/).
Riva is Hebrew, Italian, Latin in Origin.
Riva is chiefly a Yiddish/Hebrew pet form of Rivka (Rebecca), carried as an independent given name in Ashkenazi communities. It ultimately traces to the Hebrew root r-b-q, “to bind or tie,” yielding interpretive meanings such as “bound, joined,” and by extension “captivating.” The name is well attested in Eastern European Jewish records and immigrant families in the 19th and 20th centuries, later gaining modest wider use in English-speaking countries.
Cross-linguistically, riva is the Italian word for “shore” or “riverbank,” a nuance that has encouraged modern, nature-leaning adoption beyond Jewish circles. The spelling Reeva and the form Rivah appear as variants, while Rivka, Rifka, Rebecca, and Rebekah stand as related forms. In South Asian contexts, it sometimes overlaps with Reva/Reeva, associated with the Narmada River and glossed “swift, moving.” Together these strands lend Riva meanings tied to connection and waterside imagery.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2023 | #1 | — | 897 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #98 | 5 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #105 | 6 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #128 | 8 | 1,786 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #235 | 7 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| IL | 0 | #255 | 20 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #256 | 21 | 8,139 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #338 | 12 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #346 | 41 | 8,413 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #377 | 14 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2015 | #411 | 3 | 3,223 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #423 | 101 | 10,981 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #425 | 199 | 11,648 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #483 | 22 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #496 | 20 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #534 | 20 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #581 | 35 | 16,104 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #609 | 23 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #633 | 26 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #655 | 97 | 12,213 |
| IT | 0 | #685 | 30 | 4,183 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #710 | 19 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #753 | 77 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #867 | 50 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #883 | 53 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #906 | 36 | 12,708 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #932 | 24 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #949 | 11 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #980 | 15 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,111 | 18 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,116 | 26 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,132 | 45 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,180 | 32 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,300 | 172 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,331 | 116 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,596 | 19 | 28,008 |
Riva is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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