Riggs is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Riggs is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #776 for boy births in the United States (and #1,592 across all names), given to 329 babies. Riggs first appears in 1992 and peaked in 2024 (410 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 329 | 329 | — | #776 |
| 2024 | 410 | 410 | — | #669 |
| 2023 | 359 | 359 | — | #733 |
| 2022 | 379 | 379 | #17,265 | #705 |
| 2021 | 311 | 311 | — | #793 |
| 2020 | 232 | 232 | — | #949 |
| 2019 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,215 |
| 2018 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,298 |
| 2017 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,431 |
| 2016 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,131 |
| 2015 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,129 |
| 2014 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,485 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,516 |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,757 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,413 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,693 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,557 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,366 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,628 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,025 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,598 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,068 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,488 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,500 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,609 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,047 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,299 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,266 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,579 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,786 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,628 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,581 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,245 |