US rank #9499 Boys' name Peak 2008 203 births

Rigdon — #9499 US boys' name

203 babies named Rigdon in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s532010s1062020s44
#9499
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rigdon was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rigdon in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rigdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Rigdon between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rigdon currently holds the #9499 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rigdon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rigdon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Rigdon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rigdon 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 203 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.

Rigdon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

203

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,499

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rigdon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Rigdon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 52% of Rigdon's all-time total
2000s532010s1062020s44

Rigdon by state

Where Rigdon concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rigdon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
11 5.4%
#2 Utah
5 2.5%
Arizona share of Rigdon's total US births 5.4%
Even split

11 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rigdon?
203 babies have been named Rigdon since 2004. It currently ranks #9499 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Rigdon most popular?
Rigdon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Rigdon most popular?
The top states for the name Rigdon are Arizona (11 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Rigdon been used?
Rigdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rigdon?
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, 2004–2024 (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.