Righteous*
#9,152 most common boys' name of all time · #23,094 across all names · 83% male / 17% female · used 2001–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#9,152
Rank overall
#23,094 of 105,966
First appeared
2001
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
333
Since 2016
230
Peak year
2025 #3,568
Best rank
#3,568 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 38/yr
Righteous first appears in 2001. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 32 | 38 | #3,568 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 32 | #4,175 |
| 2023 | 6 | 19 | 25 | #5,205 |
| 2022 | 7 | 16 | 23 | #5,802 |
| 2021 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,067 |
| 2020 | 7 | 24 | 31 | #4,243 |
| 2019 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,496 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14 | 20 | #6,282 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 | 20 | #6,589 |
| 2016 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,482 |
| 2015 | 5 | 15 | 20 | #5,950 |
| 2014 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,440 |
| 2013 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,593 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #7,951 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,704 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,707 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,789 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,420 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,780 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,101 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,521 |