ðə tˈɑːpənˌɪm "ɹˌɪviˈɛɹ hˈɔːl" wʌz əfˈɪʃəlˌaɪzd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, æt ðə kəmˈɪʃən də tˈɑːpənˌɪmi dˈuː kwᵻbˈɛk kwᵻbˈɛk dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl nˈeɪmz bˈoːɹd ænd ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk nˈeɪmz ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən sˈɪstəm nˈaɪz.
The toponym "Rivière Hall" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board) and on October 29, 1980, in the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).