boys' name ★ peaked 1992

Rigoberto

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,034 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,034
among boys · ↑56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
74
named Rigoberto · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,082
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1992
302 babies
All-time total
11,421
#1,114 all-time among boys
First recorded
1924
in Social Security records

Rigoberto popularity over time

11,421 babies have been named Rigoberto since 1924, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 31 31 3 – #2,729
1930s – 68 68 7 +119% #2,294
1940s – 124 124 12 +82% #1,604
1950s – 303 303 30 +144% #1,122
1960s – 533 533 53 +76% #882
1970s – 1,240 1,240 124 +133% #633
1980s – 2,179 2,179 218 +76% #561
1990s 7 2,688 2,695 270 +24% #600
2000s – 2,626 2,626 263 -3% #633
2010s – 1,177 1,177 118 -55% #1,130
2020s (to 2025) – 445 445 74 -37% #1,845

Where Rigoberto 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 74 0.04 outside top 500
2027 73 0.04 outside top 500
2028 73 0.04 outside top 500
2029 73 0.04 outside top 500
2030 73 0.04 outside top 500

Where Rigoberto is most popular

Boys named Rigoberto per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Washington.

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 Rigoberto 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
Texas 104 0.118 +180%
California 94 0.103 +144%
Washington 6 0.037 -13%
Florida 11 0.023 -45%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Rigoberto

Rigoberto is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,034 in 2025 with 74 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1924, 11,421 American babies have been named Rigoberto. Its peak came in 1992, when 302 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Rigoberto stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rigoberto?

The median living Rigoberto is about 30 years old; half are between 20 and 42. An estimated 11 thousand people named Rigoberto are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

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

Rigoberto 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 – – 74 #2,034
2024 – – 72 #2,090
2023 – – 61 #2,310
2022 – – 80 #1,947
2021 – – 77 #1,953
2020 – – 81 #1,845
2019 – – 83 #1,837
2018 – – 69 #2,077
2017 – – 99 #1,619
2016 – – 116 #1,481
2015 – – 109 #1,521
2014 – – 136 #1,305
2013 – – 116 #1,431
2012 – – 127 #1,344
2011 – – 161 #1,130
2010 – – 161 #1,154
2009 – – 225 #923
2008 – – 245 #869
2007 – – 238 #872
2006 – – 262 #791
2005 – – 273 #741
2004 – – 288 #691
2003 – – 272 #699
2002 – – 264 #690
2001 – – 297 #633
2000 – – 262 #681
1995 – – 279 #618
1990 – – 251 #640
1985 – – 243 #566
1980 – – 211 #600
1975 – – 145 #689
1970 – – 90 #853
1965 – – 43 #1,159
1960 – – 50 #1,113
1955 – – 19 #1,838
1950 – – 24 #1,529
1945 – – 9 #2,545
1940 – – 9 #2,640
1935 – – 5 #4,052
1930 – – 9 #2,969
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rigoberto

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rigoberto Urán Rigoberto Urán Colombian road bicycle racer b. 1987 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rigoberto?

The median living Rigoberto is about 30 years old. Half of all living Rigobertos are between 20 and 42 years old.

How many people named Rigoberto are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Rigoberto are alive in the United States, based on 11,421 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rigoberto in 2025?

Rigoberto ranked #2,034 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 74 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rigoberto?

11,421 babies have been named Rigoberto in the United States since 1924, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rigoberto most popular?

Rigoberto peaked in 1992, when 302 newborns received the name.

Is Rigoberto a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rigoberto rising or falling?

Rigoberto is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rigoberto become more popular?

Rigoberto looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 73 boys named Rigoberto in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rigoberto?

Well-known people named Rigoberto include Rigoberto Urán (cyclist).

Names like Rigoberto

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