Righteous
Mostly boys · RY-chus · English
Righteous is a name of English origin, meaning “morally right, virtuous”. In 2025 it ranked 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Righteous mean?
English: English virtue word
“morally right, virtuous”
Virtue name from the English word, which comes from Old English rihtwis, literally 'right-wise'.
- Say it
- RY-chus
Is Righteous a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Righteous has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 32 boys in the US.
How popular is Righteous in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,512among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Righteous, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. It first appears in the records in 2001. 6 girls were also named Righteous in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Righteous of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Righteous in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Righteous in the US were girls.
Righteous in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
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