Boys' name · since 2007
Riggins
984 babies named Riggins in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 984
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
984 babies have been named Riggins since 2007, making it today's #1777 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riggins has been recorded 984 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #1777 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #5,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,777 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 984 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riggins ranks #5,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,777 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 984 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 984
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riggins's 984 recorded births place it above 88.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Riggins compares
984 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Riggins's all-time total is 167% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riggins | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 984 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riggins's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riggins splits its recorded history at 2016: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Riggins popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Riggins popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Riggins as girls' name)
Riggins by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (560 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Riggins's strongest decade.
560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Riggins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
397 births
- 2020s
2020s
560 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 560 births (57% of all-time use).
How Riggins 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 Riggins's total volume
Riggins by state
Where Riggins concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 69 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Idaho | | 57 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 53 | 5.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 30 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.7% |
69 of 984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Riggins appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Rigginss (69 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 Riggins: 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 (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Riggins 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.