Unisex name · since 2001
Righteous
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Righteous, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
278 babies have been named Righteous since 2001, making it today's #3566 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Righteous recorded 278 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #3566 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,566 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Righteous ranks #11,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,566 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 278 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Righteous's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Righteous compares
278 44th 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
Righteous's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Righteous | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Righteous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Righteous's full recorded timeline at 2015, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Righteous popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Righteous popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 2011 (Righteous as girls' name)
Righteous by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (136 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Righteous's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Righteous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 136 births (49% of all-time use).
Righteous by state
Where Righteous concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 16 | 5.8% |
16 of 278 births nationwide.
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- North Carolina records the most Righteouss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Righteous 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.