Rigel

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Rigel first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 34 babies (rank #3,349 that year). In 2024 it was given to 15 boys (rank #6,095). The name has been declining over the last five years.
623
Total babies (all years)
46
Years in the data
34
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19766#5,467
19777#5,006
19798#4,759
198010#4,069
198110#4,088
198210#4,177
19838#4,828
19845#7,092
19856#6,363
19877#5,967
19886#7,066
19907#7,012
19919#5,840
19926#8,244
199310#5,691
199412#5,051
19959#6,310
19969#6,381
199710#6,002
19989#6,725
199910#6,408
200014#5,257
200110#6,830
200211#6,430
200313#5,815
20049#8,037
200511#7,011
200612#6,818
200716#5,627
200815#6,001
200917#5,497
201010#8,012
201115#5,887
201211#7,439
201313#6,537
201422#4,502
201527#3,966
201634#3,349
201726#4,080
201834#3,356
201922#4,609
202017#5,408
202123#4,461
202220#4,982
202322#4,710
202415#6,095