Rigby

#3,828 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Ridge farm

Rigby has been given to 516 babies in the U.S. since 1999. In 2025 it ranked #3,828 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2015, with 32 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 78% boys, 22% girls all-time.

Babies named Rigby, 2025

1 in 114,000

Rigby over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Rigby over time

In 2025, Rigby went to 19% girls and 81% boys.

19992025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Rigby: meaning, origin, and history

Ridge farm

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Rigby means

Rigby means “ridge farm”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 403 boys were recorded with the name Rigby between 1999 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 32 in 2015; its best national rank was #3,495 in 2015.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #4,514 in 2020 to #3,828 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,495 in 2015 to #3,828 in 2025.

In the United States, 113 girls were recorded with the name Rigby between 2011 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2019; its best national rank was #9,002 in 2019.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #17,022 in 2020 to #12,907 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #11,648 in 2015 to #12,907 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Rigby?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 114,000; 29 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 58,900; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #3,828; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 79,239 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Rigby sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 79,239 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Rigby. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Rigbys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Rigby was born before 2017 — so the typical Rigby is around 8 today.

Median birth year: 2017; About 8 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 54.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 98.5%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 403; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 54.6% of all recorded uses (220).

Is Rigby rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +1,186; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +686; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −333; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.91×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 90.6%; Peak was 2015 (32)
Years since peak: 10; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 34.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,495; 2015

Spellings of Rigby

Rigby is not the most common spelling — Ricky is, with 60.6% against Rigby's 0.11%.

Ricky60.6%223,145
Riley28.5%105,025
Kirby3.9%14,532
Robby2.9%10,565
Ruby0.85%3,114
Riggs0.81%2,986
Roby0.67%2,481
Rigo0.50%1,830

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Rigby around the world

Where Rigby ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2009–2023
#4,992
in 2023
South Australia
1954–2011
#784
in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Rigby by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #3,828
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 686
Best rank ever: #3,495; 2015
Peak year: 2015; 32 that year
First recorded: 1999
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 403
Count in 2025: 29

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #12,907
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 4,115
Best rank ever: #9,002; 2019
Peak year: 2019; 12 that year
First recorded: 2011
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 113
Count in 2025: 7

Names similar to Rigby

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Rigel Riggin Rigdon Rigley Riggs Rigo Riggins Rigden Riggen Righteous Rigved Rigsby Rigg Riggan Digby Rigoberto Rigoverto Riggsley

Sibling names for Rigby

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Karleigh Kendyl Anabel Leigha Cailyn Anabelle Elin Jordynn

For a brother

Caesar Hamilton Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Tyshawn Jamarcus

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