US rank #1679 Boys' name Peak 2023 893 births

Riggins — #1679 US boys' name

893 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.

2000s272010s3972020s469
#1679
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Riggins was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

128 babies were named Riggins in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riggins

The Social Security Administration has registered 893 babies named Riggins between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Riggins currently holds the #1679 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riggins performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 469 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Riggins shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Idaho. In total, SSA state-level files list Riggins in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riggins 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 893 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.

Riggins at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

893

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2023

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,679

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Riggins popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
128
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
-50050100150 2024202120182015201220092007 6

Riggins popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Riggins as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Riggins by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
469 births that decade — 53% of Riggins's all-time total
2000s272010s3972020s469

Riggins by state

Where Riggins concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Riggins
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
58 6.5%
#2 Utah
53 5.9%
#3 Idaho
52 5.8%
#4 North Carolina
24 2.7%
#5 Tennessee
9 1.0%
#6 Georgia
7 0.8%
#7 Kansas
7 0.8%
#8 Alabama
6 0.7%
Texas share of Riggins's total US births 6.5%
Even split

58 of 893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Riggins appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riggins?
893 babies have been named Riggins since 2007. It currently ranks #1679 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 128 births.
When was Riggins most popular?
Riggins was most popular in the 2020s decade with 469 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Riggins most popular?
The top states for the name Riggins are Texas (58 births), Utah (53 births), Idaho (52 births).
How long has the name Riggins been used?
Riggins has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Riggins?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rigoberto, Riggs, Rigo, Riggin, 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, 2007–2024 (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.