Boys' name · since 2004
Rigdon
Rigdon has 209 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rigdon currently ranks #11360 among boys' names in America, with 209 babies recorded since 2004.
Rigdon has 209 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11360 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,360 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 209 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigdon ranks #12,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,360 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 209 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rigdon's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arizona.
How Rigdon compares
209 39th 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
Rigdon's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rigdon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rigdon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rigdon's full recorded timeline at 2015, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rigdon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Rigdon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Rigdon's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rigdon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (51% of all-time use).
Rigdon by state
Where Rigdon concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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What to do with Rigdon's data
- Rigdon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arizona records the most Rigdons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rigdon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Rigdon 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.