Rigel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Rigel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,158 for boy births in the United States (and #10,887 across all names), given to 19 babies. Rigel was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 2016 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,158 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,125 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,712 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,983 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,461 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,410 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,609 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,357 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,081 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,349 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #18,565 | #3,966 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,503 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,537 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,439 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,888 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,012 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,498 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,002 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,627 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,819 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,011 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,039 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,816 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,431 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,830 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,258 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,409 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,725 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #6,002 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,381 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,309 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,052 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,691 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,244 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,841 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #7,012 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,067 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,966 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,361 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,093 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,827 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | — | #4,178 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | — | #4,089 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #11,699 | #4,070 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,759 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #5,006 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,467 |