To tear apart or split
Derived from the Middle English word 'riven', meaning to split or rend. It often carries a poetic or dramatic connotation of something being forcefully divided or broken, yet it has gained modern appeal as a nature-adjacent, edgy choice.
Less common today
Riven isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,417 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character known as the Exile, a former soldier of Noxus · League of Legends
The sequel to the landmark puzzle adventure game Myst · Riven: The Sequel to Myst
A specialist and swordmaster at Red Fountain · Winx Club
