Boys' name · since 2008
Rigden
Rigden has 54 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rigden is the #11456 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 54 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Rigden recorded 54 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #11456 nationally today, ahead of 18% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #21,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,456 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 54 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigden ranks #21,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,456 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 54 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rigden's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rigden compares
54 18th percentile among 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
Rigden's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rigden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rigden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rigden's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rigden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Rigden by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Rigden's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rigden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rigden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2008–2025 (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 Rigden 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.