Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Riggs

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #776 Trend ↑ Rising 114%
Rank 2025
#776
among boys · ↓107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
329
named Riggs · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,192
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
410 babies
All-time total
2,991
#2,549 all-time among boys
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Riggs popularity over time

2,991 babies have been named Riggs since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 60 60 6 – #4,299
2000s – 155 155 16 +158% #4,366
2010s – 756 756 76 +388% #1,215
2020s (to 2025) 5 2,015 2,020 337 +345% #669

Where Riggs is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 375 0.22 outside top 500
2027 419 0.25 outside top 500
2028 460 0.27 outside top 500
2029 498 0.29 outside top 500
2030 534 0.31 outside top 500

Where Riggs is most popular

Boys named Riggs per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.206 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Riggs born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 30 1.76 +751%
South Dakota 24 1.29 +525%
Utah 104 1.09 +428%
Montana 18 1.02 +394%
Idaho 40 0.977 +373%
Nebraska 38 0.874 +323%
Arkansas 54 0.853 +313%
Iowa 57 0.827 +300%
Kansas 50 0.729 +253%
Louisiana 62 0.606 +194%
Oklahoma 43 0.486 +135%
Alabama 52 0.476 +130%
Minnesota 51 0.416 +101%
South Carolina 42 0.406 +97%
Tennessee 69 0.382 +85%
Missouri 51 0.368 +78%
Arizona 60 0.367 +78%
Wisconsin 39 0.329 +59%
Indiana 49 0.306 +48%
Mississippi 17 0.299 +45%
Colorado 38 0.294 +43%
Kentucky 26 0.259 +25%
Ohio 62 0.234 +13%
Georgia 54 0.213 ≈ national
North Carolina 51 0.200 ≈ national
Texas 162 0.184 -11%
Washington 30 0.183 -11%
Illinois 39 0.153 -26%
Pennsylvania 39 0.147 -29%
Michigan 26 0.127 -39%
Maryland 13 0.109 -47%
Virginia 19 0.100 -51%
Florida 45 0.095 -54%
Oregon 6 0.079 -62%
California 50 0.055 -74%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -88%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Riggs

Riggs is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #776 in 2025 with 329 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 2,991 American babies have been named Riggs. Its peak came in 2024, when 410 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Riggs stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Riggs?

The median living Riggs is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 3,000 people named Riggs are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Riggs year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 329 #776
2024 – – 410 #669
2023 – – 359 #733
2022 5 #17,265 374 #705
2021 – – 311 #793
2020 – – 232 #949
2019 – – 157 #1,215
2018 – – 141 #1,298
2017 – – 121 #1,431
2016 – – 66 #2,131
2015 – – 66 #2,129
2014 – – 51 #2,485
2013 – – 49 #2,516
2012 – – 44 #2,757
2011 – – 32 #3,413
2010 – – 29 #3,693
2009 – – 22 #4,557
2008 – – 23 #4,366
2007 – – 16 #5,628
2006 – – 18 #5,025
2005 – – 19 #4,598
2004 – – 13 #6,068
2003 – – 14 #5,488
2002 – – 9 #7,500
2001 – – 13 #5,609
2000 – – 8 #8,047
1995 – – 7 #7,628
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Riggs, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Riggs?

The median living Riggs is about 4 years old. Half of all living Riggss are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Riggs are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Riggs are alive in the United States, based on 2,991 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Riggs in 2025?

Riggs ranked #776 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 329 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Riggs?

2,991 babies have been named Riggs in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Riggs most popular?

Riggs peaked in 2024, when 410 newborns received the name.

Is Riggs a boy or girl name?

Riggs is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Riggs rising or falling?

Riggs is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Riggs become more popular?

Riggs is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 534 boys named Riggs in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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