Unisex name · since 1999
Rigby
Rigby has 403 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rigby currently ranks #3822 among unisex names in America, with 403 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Rigby recorded 403 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #3822 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 403 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigby ranks #8,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 403 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rigby's 403 recorded births place it above 80.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rigby compares
403 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rigby's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rigby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 403 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rigby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rigby's full recorded timeline at 2016, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rigby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rigby popularity over time - girls
113 total births recorded since 2011 (Rigby as girls' name)
Rigby by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (220 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Rigby's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Rigby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 220 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rigby's data
- Rigby's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (220 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rigby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rigby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.