Given name
Rigoberto
“a shining warrior”
Rigoberto is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “a shining warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a shining warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rigoberto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,421
- 11,414 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 302 babies
- 2025
- 74
- #2,034 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 74 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,034 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 297 in 2001. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,883 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rigoberto’s family of names
Rigoberto has a related form in Rigobert. Rigoberto has a related form in Rigoberte. Rigoberto has a related form in Rigoberth.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rygobertovariant
- Rigobertvariant
- Rygoberthevariant
- Rygoberthvariant
- Rigoberthevariant
- Rigoberthvariant
- Rygobertevariant
- Rybgobertvariant
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People named Rigoberto
- Rigoberto Uránroad bicycle racerborn 1987
- Rigoberto CisnerosMexican footballerborn 1953
- Rigoberto López PérezNicaraguan poet, music composer and assassin of Anastasio Somoza García (1929–1956)
- Rigoberto RivasHonduran association football playerborn 1998
- Rigoberto PadillaHonduran footballerborn 1985
- Rigoberto GómezGuatemalan footballerborn 1977
- Rigoberto RiascoPanamanian boxer1953–2022
- Rigoberto MendozaDominican basketball playerborn 1992
- Rigoberto GonzálezAmerican writerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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