River dog name
We found 475 dogs named River in the public pet registers of 21 places. Combining all places, River is the #310 dog name. 49% of dogs named River are female.
🐱 River is also a cat name (#372 for cats, 21 cats).
River as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #329 of 51,228 | 208 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #365 of 34,500 | 149 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #218 of 10,500 | 36 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #159 of 8,191 | 24 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #938 of 4,586 | 2 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #503 of 4,375 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #666 of 4,602 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #465 of 3,045 | 3 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #433 of 2,965 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #88 of 2,440 | 10 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #219 of 3,446 | 4 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #161 of 2,588 | 6 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #677 of 1,974 | 1 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #290 of 2,062 | 3 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #124 of 1,917 | 4 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #214 of 1,161 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named River. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
191 female and 200 male dogs named River, in the places that record sex.
River over the years
Dogs named River per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named River
Compared to all dogs, River is especially common among Australian Shepherds (4.1×) and Golden Retrievers (2.1×).
Based on 373 dogs named River with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
River as a baby name
River was the #219 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,401 babies).River was the #111 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,139 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #58 for boys in Australia (Victoria), #80 for boys in New Zealand, #85 for boys in Australia (New South Wales) and #106 for girls in Scotland. See River as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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