Riggs

Riggs: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ridge”
Origin: English
Say it: RIGZ · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Riggs is an English surname from a topographic term related to ridge or raised ground. Its use as a first name is transferred from the surname.

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How popular is Riggs?

2024123 per million US babies

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Babies named Riggs in 2024410

2024 rank#668 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,662

Riggs is rising: use over the last five years is 8.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Riggs

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Graysonson of the steward · English

Riggs questions

What does the name Riggs mean?

Riggs means "ridge". It comes from English. Riggs is an English surname from a topographic term related to ridge or raised ground. Its use as a first name is transferred from the surname.

Is Riggs a boy or girl name?

Riggs is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Riggs?

410 US babies were named Riggs in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Riggs?

Riggs is usually pronounced RIGZ.

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.