The baby name Rivo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-vo (IPA: /ˈriːvo/ or /ˈriːvoʊ/).
The baby name Rivo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-vo (IPA: /ˈriːvo/ or /ˈriːvoʊ/).
Rivo is in Origin.
Rivo is a cross-cultural masculine name with two principal etymologies. In Madagascar, it derives from the Malagasy word rivo, meaning wind, related to rivotra (wind or breeze), giving the name a light, free-spirited sense. In Romance settings it echoes Latin rivus, stream or brook, preserved in Italian rivo for a stream or riverbank, so it can also suggest flowing water. In Estonia, Rivo is established as a modern given name, sometimes treated as a local variant of Riivo.
Its use rose in the late twentieth century and continues today: the name is common in Madagascar and moderately used in Estonia, while rare elsewhere. Variants and relatives include Riivo in Estonian, and semantic cousins like Rio and River. In Malagasy it may appear in longer compounds built on Rivo-. Compact and elemental, Rivo balances nature imagery with global simplicity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #33 | 5 | 1,051 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #89 | 38 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| France | Boys | 1986 | #335 | 3 | 1,628 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #868 | 19 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #937 | 23 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,126 | 16 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,439 | 33 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Rivo is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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