How Many People Are Named Rigby?
An estimated 475 people in the United States have the first name Rigby. It is used for both genders, with 77.9% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Rigby peaked in popularity in 2015 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rigby as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rigby paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
475
About 1 in 721,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
77.9% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2015
41 births
Total Registered
479
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rigby
Rigby is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (77.9%) and females (22.1%). Out of 479 total births registered, 373 were male and 106 were female.
Rigby as a male name
Ranked #4,995 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (32 births)
Rigby as a female name
Ranked #17,119 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (12 births)
Rigby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rigby span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 298 babies were registered. While Rigby is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rigby by Decade
How has Rigby tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rigby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rigby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rigby
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rigby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rigby?
We estimate approximately 475 people named Rigby are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 721,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Rigby a common name?
Rigby is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 479 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rigby most popular?
Rigby reached peak popularity in 2015, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rigby is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rigby a male name?
Rigby is predominantly male. 77.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rigby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rigby Smith, Rigby Johnson, Rigby Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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