Boys' name · since 1993
Riggin
Riggin has 733 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 733
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riggin currently ranks #2974 among boys' names in America, with 733 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Riggin recorded 733 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #2974 nationally today, ahead of 79% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #6,246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,974 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 733 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riggin ranks #6,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,974 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 733 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 733
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riggin's 733 recorded births place it above 86.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Riggin compares
733 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Riggin's all-time total is 99% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riggin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 733 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riggin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riggin splits its recorded history at 2012: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Riggin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Riggin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Riggin as girls' name)
Riggin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (329 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Riggin's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Riggin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s
2020s
295 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 329 births (45% of all-time use).
How Riggin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Riggin's total volume
Riggin by state
Where Riggin concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 37 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Utah | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Nebraska | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Montana | | 5 | 0.7% |
103 of 733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Riggin's data
- Riggin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (329 total births) through the 2020s (295) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Riggins (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Riggin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Riggin 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.