Rigby
The Story of Rigby
As a girl name
Rigby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2011, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 12 Rigbys were born — ranking #8,597 that year. As of 2026, Rigby ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 106 Rigbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rigby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 32 Rigbys were born — ranking #3,430 that year. As of 2026, Rigby ranks #4,804 for boys with 21 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 415 Rigbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rigby
Rigby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 415 births in the dataset. Rigby's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,430. Use the chart and map above to compare Rigby's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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