boy's name
Riggs
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,158
the United States
#775
2025 births
Riggs is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 329 babies in the United States, ranking #775. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2024, when 410 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Riggs over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 756 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,020 |
How popular is Riggs?
In 2025, Riggs was given to 329 babies in the United States, ranking #775 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Riggs is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Riggs
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Riggs also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Riggs over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Riggs
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Riggs — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Riggs
How popular is the name Riggs?
In 2025, Riggs was given to 329 babies in the United States, ranking #775 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Riggs a girl's or a boy's name?
Riggs is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Riggs?
Riggs has 1 syllable.
When was Riggs most popular?
Riggs peaked in 2024, when 410 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Riggs a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Riggs currently ranks #720 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.