How Many People Are Named Rigel?
people named Rigel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 543,378 people in the US has this name
Based on 642 babies named Rigel in Social Security records from 1976 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Arabic الرجل (al-Rijl) meaning "foot". This is the name of the star that forms the left foot of the constellation Orion.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rigel, 1.6% were girls and 98.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rigel alive today is about 18 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rigel first appears in the records in 1976 and was given most often in 2016, to 34 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1976 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rigel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,348, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #5,157.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,157 |
| Best rank | #3,348 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,567 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rigel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rigel were born in California than in any other state: about 35 of those alive today.
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