US rank #3796 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,802 births

Rigo — #3796 US boys' name

1,802 babies named Rigo in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s211970s911980s2471990s4052000s5372010s3452020s144
#3796
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rigo was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

64 babies were named Rigo in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rigo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,802 babies named Rigo between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rigo currently holds the #3796 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rigo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 537 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rigo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 593 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Rigo in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rigo 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 1,802 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.

Rigo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,802

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2007

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,796

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rigo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
64
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Rigo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
537 births that decade — 30% of Rigo's all-time total
1950s121960s211970s911980s2471990s4052000s5372010s3452020s144

Rigo by state

Where Rigo concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rigo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
593 32.9%
#2 Texas
313 17.4%
#3 Arizona
36 2.0%
#4 Illinois
10 0.6%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.3%
California share of Rigo's total US births 32.9%
Even split

593 of 1,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rigo?
1,802 babies have been named Rigo since 1956. It currently ranks #3796 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 64 births.
When was Rigo most popular?
Rigo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 537 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rigo most popular?
The top states for the name Rigo are California (593 births), Texas (313 births), Arizona (36 births).
How long has the name Rigo been used?
Rigo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rigo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rigoberto, Riggs, Riggins, 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, 1956–2024 (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.