Riggins
Boy name · #1777 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 91 baby boys were named Riggins, placing it at #1777 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2722, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 19,780 boys born in 2025 was named Riggins.
The 18-year story
Riggins first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 128 babies and a rank of #1420. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Riggins per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Riggins in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Riggins is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Riggins will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Riggins is most common
State-level data for Riggins is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Riggins
Statistically, parents drawn to Riggins tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rollins, Marvens, Hawkins, Artemis, and Cypress.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Riggins | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #1771 |
| 2024 | 100 | #1673 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1420 |
| 2022 | 86 | #1852 |
| 2021 | 90 | #1770 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2139 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2110 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2355 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2295 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2437 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2722 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3456 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3582 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4686 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4356 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5047 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5554 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12553 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10921 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Riggins a popular boy name?
Riggins ranked #1777 among boys in 2025 with 91 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2722.
When was the name Riggins most popular?
Riggins peaked in 2023, when 128 American boys received the name (ranked #1420 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Riggins?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 19,780 newborn American boys was named Riggins. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.