In the world, Rivera (Rivera 
, Ribera , ريفيرا 
, along with others...) is quite a rare epicene first name. The forename Rivera is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Puerto Rico, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Panama. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Puerto Rico, the United States, and Guatemala. Much more prevalently, Rivera is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Rivera, Ribera | Philippines, Mexico, Colombia, United States, Peru |
| ريفيرا | Iraq |
| Ривера | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ריברה | Israel |
Riverà, Riverá, Riverâ, Riverã, Riverā, Riverą, Rivèra, Rivéra, Rivêra, Rivêrâ, Rivëra, Rivërâ, Rìvera, Rìvèrà, Rívera, Rívérá, Rîvera, Rîvêrâ, Rîvërâ, Rïvera, Rïverâ, Rïvèra, Rïvérá, Rïvêra, Rïvêrâ, Rïvëra, Rïvërã, Rĭvera, Rıvera, Řivera, Řîvêřâ, Řîvěřă, Рибера, Ривеьра, and Рівера
Rivera is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| alonso martínez de rivera ES (b. 1550) |
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payo enríquez de rivera Viceroy of New Spain, Roman Catholic archbishop of Mexico, ES (b. 1622) |
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bernabé rivera Argentinian military personnel, UY (b. 1795) |
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librado rivera Mexican anarchist, MX (b. 1864) |
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bombo rivera American baseball player, US (b. 1952) |
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| urbano rivera Uruguayan footballer, UY (b. 1926) |
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gadiel sánchez rivera adventurer, PE (b. 1978) |
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| ray rivera American musician and songwriter, US (b. 1929) |
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valero rivera folch handball player from Spain, ES (b. 1985) |
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| eliu rivera American politician, US (b. 1943) |
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| curro rivera Mexican bullfighter, MX (b. 1951) |
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| belarmino rivera Honduran footballer, HN (b. 1956) |
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| jackson rivera Venezuelan boxer (b. 1959) |
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| walther klug rivera (b. 1951) |
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| dhara rivera US (b. 1952) |
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