Rigby
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RIG-bee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Rigby is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “farm on a ridge”. In 2025 it ranked 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Rigby mean?
English: English surname from Rigby, Lancashire, from Old Norse
“farm on a ridge”
From a Lancashire place name of Old Norse origin; Eleanor Rigby is the title of a 1966 Beatles song.
Is Rigby a girl's or a boy's name?
Rigby is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Rigby in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Rigby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Rigby in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Rigby, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999. 7 girls were also named Rigby in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Rigby than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Rigby in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 19% of the babies named Rigby in the US were girls.
Rigby in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Nicknames for Rigby
- Rig
Names like Rigby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Ronan Rowan Finn Finley Renley Kayden Lochlan Reign Oakley Remy Rory
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rigby: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rigby, updated 20 October 2026.