Riggins: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Rigg or Richard”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- RIG-inz · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English surname used as a given name. It likely derives from a patronymic surname related to Richard or the nickname Rigg.
How popular is Riggins?
Babies named Riggins in 2024100
2024 rank#1,679 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 1880898
Riggins is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Riggins
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Riggins questions
What does the name Riggins mean?
Riggins means "son of Rigg or Richard". It comes from English. An English surname used as a given name. It likely derives from a patronymic surname related to Richard or the nickname Rigg.
Is Riggins a boy or girl name?
Riggins is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Riggins?
100 US babies were named Riggins in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Riggins?
Riggins is usually pronounced RIG-inz.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.