Rigel
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#5045
recorded as boys
Up 859 since 2024
Babies in 2025
19
boys 19
Peak year
2018
34 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
642
since 1976
Born a Rigel? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Rigel was most popular in 2018, when 34 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 19 babies were named Rigel, ranking #5045 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 19 | 5045 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 15 | 5904 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 22 | 4610 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 20 | 4850 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 23 | 4362 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 17 | 5235 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 22 | 4480 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 34 | 3301 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 26 | 3993 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 34 | 3293 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16419 | 27 | 3882 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 22 | 4392 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 13 | 6241 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 11 | 7050 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 15 | 5675 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 10 | 7591 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 17 | 5334 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 15 | 5767 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 16 | 5434 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 12 | 6460 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 11 | 6634 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 9 | 7536 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 13 | 5558 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 11 | 6088 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 10 | 6445 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 14 | 5040 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 10 | 6042 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 9 | 6314 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 10 | 5642 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 9 | 5982 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 9 | 5928 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 12 | 4803 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 10 | 5360 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 6 | 7422 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 9 | 5521 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 7 | 6415 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 6 | 6426 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 7 | 5459 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 6 | 5785 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 8 | 4499 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 10 | 3966 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 10 | 3858 |
| 1980 | 5 | 10392 | 10 | 3838 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 8 | 4403 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 7 | 4582 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 6 | 4935 |
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Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years