US rank #2079 Boys' name Peak 2001 11,338 births

Rigoberto — #2079 US boys' name

11,338 babies named Rigoberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s681940s1241950s3031960s5321970s12401980s21791990s26882000s26262010s11772020s370
#2079
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rigoberto was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

297 babies were named Rigoberto in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rigoberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,338 babies named Rigoberto between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rigoberto currently holds the #2079 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 297 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rigoberto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,688 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rigoberto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,669 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rigoberto in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rigoberto 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 11,338 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.

Rigoberto at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,338

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2001

297 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,079

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rigoberto popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
297
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Rigoberto popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1992 (Rigoberto as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1992 7

Rigoberto by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,688 births that decade — 24% of Rigoberto's all-time total
1920s311930s681940s1241950s3031960s5321970s12401980s21791990s26882000s26262010s11772020s370

Rigoberto by state

Where Rigoberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rigoberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,669 41.2%
#2 Texas
2,546 22.5%
#3 Illinois
542 4.8%
#4 Florida
370 3.3%
#5 Arizona
330 2.9%
#6 New York
269 2.4%
#7 Washington
156 1.4%
#8 Georgia
108 1.0%
California share of Rigoberto's total US births 41.2%
Even split

4,669 of 11,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Rigoberto appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rigoberto?
11,338 babies have been named Rigoberto since 1924. It currently ranks #2079 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 297 births.
When was Rigoberto most popular?
Rigoberto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,688 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Rigoberto most popular?
The top states for the name Rigoberto are California (4,669 births), Texas (2,546 births), Illinois (542 births).
How long has the name Rigoberto been used?
Rigoberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rigoberto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riggs, Rigo, 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, 1924–2024 (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.