How Many People Are Named Righteous?
people named Righteous are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,032,582 people in the US has this name
Based on 333 babies named Righteous in Social Security records from 2001 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Righteous, 16.6% were girls and 83.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 19.7% of the babies were girls then and 19% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Righteous alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Righteous first appears in the records in 2001, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 38 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 2001 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Righteous has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,567, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,567. Among girls, its best rank was #13,186, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,567 | #14,562 |
| Best rank | #3,567 (2025) | #13,186 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,482 in the 2020s | #13,621 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Righteous alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Righteous were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 16 of those alive today.
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