Riggs
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dweller by the ridge.
Babies a year
121
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#776
down from #668
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
How Riggs has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #947 |
| 2021 | #791 |
| 2022 | #705 |
| 2023 | #733 |
| 2024 | #668 |
| 2025 | #776 |
Riggs by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Riggs. In the US, 121 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Riggs. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ridgeridge of land or hill322 in the US (2017)
- Rigginsdweller by the ridge; patronymic form of Riggs56 in the US (2017)
- Rigbyfrom the ridge settlement or ruler's settlement30 in the US (2017)
- Rigelfoot of Orion; a bright star name26 in the US (2017)
- Regisof the king or royal9 in the US (2017)
- Rimasfrost; rhyme6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Riggs
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