US rank #4981 Unisex name Peak 2015 373 births

Rigby — #4981 US boys' name

373 babies named Rigby in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s372010s2202020s110
#4981
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Rigby was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

32 babies were named Rigby in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rigby

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Rigby between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rigby currently holds the #4981 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Rigby is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 106 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rigby performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rigby shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rigby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 373 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rigby at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

373

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2015

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,981

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rigby popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
32
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220091999 6

Rigby popularity over time — girls

106 total births recorded since 2011 (Rigby as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 106 births
468101214 2024202120192017201520132011 8

Rigby by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
220 births that decade — 59% of Rigby's all-time total
1990s62000s372010s2202020s110

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rigby?
373 babies have been named Rigby since 1999. It currently ranks #4981 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 32 births.
When was Rigby most popular?
Rigby was most popular in the 2010s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Is Rigby a unisex name?
Yes, Rigby is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 373 births, and as a girl's name it has 106 births.
How long has the name Rigby been used?
Rigby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rigby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rigoberto, Riggs, Rigo, Riggins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.