Boys' name · since 1924

Rigoberto

11,414 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.

#1,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,025 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,414
born since 1924
1990s
peak decade

Rigoberto currently ranks #2025 among boys' names in America, with 11,414 babies recorded since 1924.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigoberto has been recorded 11,414 times among boys since 1924, currently ranked #2025 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.

  • #1,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 11,414 born since 1924
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigoberto ranks #1,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,414 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.

#1,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,025 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,414
born since 1924
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.4%
Rigoberto vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Rigoberto's 11,414 recorded births place it above 97.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

24 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Rigoberto compares

11,414 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Rigoberto's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rigoberto Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 11,414 369 358,536
Peak-year births 297 34 22,252

Rigoberto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rigoberto's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 297, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rigoberto popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
297
Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
0100200300400 192419391952196519781991200420172025 74

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

1990s is the heaviest window (2,688 births, 24% of the file).

1990s was Rigoberto's strongest decade.

2,688 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Rigoberto births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,688 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rigoberto 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 Rigoberto's total volume

Rigoberto vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 6.5%-146, 4.1%-114, 6.1%-142, 7.1%-73, 4.4%-118, 3.8%-77, 6.1%-55, 3.5%-136, 2.1%-76, 4.1%-146, 2.4%-134, 1.7%-53, 6.4%-146, 3.1%-114, 1.7%Rigoberto-102, 2.6%Rigoberto
Rigoberto vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
4,688 41.1%
#2 Texas
2,570 22.5%
#3 Illinois
542 4.7%
#4 Florida
370 3.2%
#5 Arizona
330 2.9%
#6 New York
269 2.4%
#7 Washington
156 1.4%
#8 Georgia
108 0.9%
California share of Rigoberto's total US births 41.1%
Even split

4,688 of 11,414 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?
Rigoberto has been given to 11,414 babies in the U.S. since 1924, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,114 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,025 of 13,930. 297 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Rigoberto sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rigoberto ranks #1,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (4,688 births), Texas (2,570 births), Illinois (542 births).
How long has the name Rigoberto been used?
Rigoberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 102 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Rigoberto's data

  • Rigoberto's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,688 total births); usage has since declined to 445 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Rigobertos (4,688 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rigoberto

Nearby Names Like Rigoberto

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rigoberto

Names with a similar popularity rank to Rigoberto

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rigoberto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–2025 (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 Rigoberto 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.