Righteous
Boy name · #3566 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
In 2025, 32 baby boys were named Righteous, placing it at #3566 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5746, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 boys born in 2025 was named Righteous.
Babies named Righteous per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 24-year story
Righteous first appears in the Social Security records in 2001, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #3513. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Righteous in class?
Righteous scores 68 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Righteous will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Righteous is most common
State-level data for Righteous is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Righteous
Statistically, parents drawn to Righteous tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rollins, Odysseus, Cyprus, Sirius, and Leviticus.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Righteous | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3513 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4072 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5075 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5633 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4936 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4141 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7173 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6036 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6338 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5746 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7048 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12491 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9019 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8173 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8732 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8927 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10667 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Righteous a popular boy name?
Righteous ranked #3566 among boys in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5746.
When was the name Righteous most popular?
Righteous peaked in 2025, when 32 American boys received the name (ranked #3513 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Righteous?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American boys was named Righteous. It scores 68/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.