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Riggs

As of 2025, Riggs ranks #775 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 329 boys received the name that year. It has climbed from #946 to #775 over the past five years. SSA records for Riggs go back to 1992; the peak came in 2024 at #669, with 410 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in North Dakota, where it ranks #120 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#775
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#669
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
329
boys named Riggs

Riggs popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.013%0.019%0.026%18801900192019401960198020002020#669 in 2024
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Riggs is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025NHWashington: #737 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#737Idaho: #332 (7 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)ID#332Montana: #201 (6 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)MT#201North Dakota: #120 (10 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)ND#120Minnesota: #552 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#552Wisconsin: #570 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#570Michigan: #715 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#715New York: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025SDIowa: #399 (8 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)IA#399Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025ILIndiana: #579 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#579Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #742 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#742New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025CTCalifornia: #1687 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1687Utah: #351 (13 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)UT#351Colorado: #849 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#849Nebraska: #432 (5 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)NE#432Missouri: #518 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MO#518Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025WVVirginia: #1089 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)VA#1089Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025DEArizona: #463 (15 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AZ#463New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025KSArkansas: #284 (12 boys, 0.10% of boys born 2025)AR#284Tennessee: #452 (17 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)TN#452North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025DCOklahoma: #311 (15 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)OK#311Louisiana: #401 (12 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)LA#401Mississippi: #522 (5 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MS#522Alabama: #525 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AL#525Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Riggs in 2025HITexas: #856 (30 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#856Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Dakota (#120), Montana (#201), Arkansas (#284)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Riggs in the most recent year of SSA data.

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