Boys' name · since 2021
Wriggs
Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Wriggs, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,786 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
17 babies have been named Wriggs since 2021, making it today's #11786 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Wriggs recorded 17 times among boys since 2021, holding rank #11786 nationally today, ahead of 15% 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 2021 to 2025.
- #30,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,786 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wriggs ranks #30,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,786 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #30,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,786 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wriggs's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wriggs compares
17 7th 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
Wriggs's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wriggs | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wriggs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wriggs splits its recorded history at 2022: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wriggs popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Wriggs by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Wriggs's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Wriggs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wriggs: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 yrs)
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, 2021–2025 (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 Wriggs 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.