Riggs Boy

How popular is Riggs?

#775 boy name in 2025

329 baby boys were named Riggs in the US in 2025, making it the 775th most popular boy name.

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2,977living people named Riggs (est.)
5median age of people named Riggs
2,991babies named Riggs since 1880
1 in 10,077US babies born in 2025

Riggs popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#775 for boys (▼ 106 from 2024)
Babies in 2025329 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+398% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,112 in 2015, #946 in 2020
Peak year2024 (410 boys)
Highest rank#669 in 2024
First recorded1992
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Riggs is most popular

Babies named Riggs per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. North Dakota: 1.8 per 1,000 (30 boys)
  2. South Dakota: 1.3 per 1,000 (24 boys)
  3. Utah: 1.1 per 1,000 (104 boys)
  4. Montana: 1.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  5. Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)

Riggs by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s60#4,157
2000s155#4,264
2010s756#1,214
2020s2,015#669

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Questions

Is Riggs a boy or girl name?
Riggs is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Riggs were boys.
How popular is the name Riggs?
329 baby boys were named Riggs in the US in 2025, making it the 775th most popular boy name.
When was Riggs most popular?
Riggs peaked in 2024, when 410 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #669 in 2024.
How many people are named Riggs?
2,991 babies have been named Riggs in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,977 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Riggs most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Riggs was most common in North Dakota, at 1.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.