Riggins
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Riggins
A rugged and contemporary choice, Riggins fits in with the likes of Briggs, Bridger, Riggs, Ridge, and Collins: surname style names with an outdoorsy feel. Riggins, however, is currently more quietly used than its style companions, given to around 125 boys in the US in a recent year.
An Anglicization of an Irish surname, Riggins literally means "son of Riagán", Riagán being an Irish given name that might also be spelled as Reagan. Riagán means "little king" so a more poetic interpretation of the name could be "son of the little king".
The name of a city and a historic hotel in Idaho and a lake in Michigan, Riggins is more familiar as a surname, borne by wrestler Reno Riggins and footballer John Riggins.
Riggins is also given to girls.
Pronounced RIG-inz.
As of October 2026, Riggins ranked #1776 for boys in US births in 2025 and #18563 for girls in US births in 2015 SSA, peaked at #1424 for boys in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,516 | 31 | 16.1 |
| 2015 | #2,755 | 44 | 23 |
| 2016 | #2,469 | 52 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | #2,308 | 57 | 30.8 |
| 2018 | #2,378 | 56 | 30.8 |
| 2019 | #2,125 | 68 | 37.9 |
| 2020 | #2,160 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #1,779 | 90 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | #1,859 | 86 | 49.3 |
| 2023 | #1,424 | 128 | 74.8 |
| 2024 | #1,678 | 100 | 58 |
| 2025 | #1,776 | 91 | 53.3 |
World rankings
Riggins for boys
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