Names / Boy names
Rigel
Current rank
#5,158
and easing
All-time peak
#3,349
in 2016
First recorded
1976
in U.S. data
Children named
642
since 1976
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,349 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rigel is a boys' name that first appears in 1976. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 642 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.