How Many People Are Named Righteous?
An estimated 291 people in the United States have the first name Righteous. It is used for both genders, with 83.3% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Righteous peaked in popularity in 2020 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Righteous 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 Righteous paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
291
About 1 in 1,177,850 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.3% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
31 births
Total Registered
293
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Righteous
Righteous is predominantly male (83.3%), though 49 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Righteous as a male name
Ranked #4,390 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (24 births)
Righteous as a female name
Ranked #14,869 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (7 births)
Righteous: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Righteous span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 128 babies were registered. Righteous remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Righteous by Decade
How has Righteous 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.
Righteous by State
Righteous + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Righteous as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Righteous: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Righteous?
We estimate approximately 291 people named Righteous 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 1,177,850 Americans share this first name.
Is Righteous a common name?
Righteous is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 293 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Righteous most popular?
Righteous reached peak popularity in 2020, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Righteous is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Righteous a male name?
Righteous is predominantly male. 83.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Righteous Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Righteous Smith, Righteous Johnson, Righteous 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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