Righteous

Popularity Trends

The name Righteous is the #7,476 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 263 recorded births since 2001. This represents the 3.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,366 (4.7% percentile) for all time with 220 births since 2001. For girls, it ranks #5,673 (0.7% percentile) for all time with 43 births since 2011.

Righteous first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2001 (2001 for boys and 2011 for girls). Birth data for Righteous is available in 19 out of the 23 years between 2001 and 2023 (19 years for boys and 7 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Righteous has been given predominantly to boys, with 83.7% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 76.0% of babies named Righteous were boys.

For boys, Righteous reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 2.1% percentile (ranked #882) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.1% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Righteous ranks #897 for boys (1.5% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 80.0% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Righteous reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #938) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Righteous ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 86.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Righteous".

2001 2023 20012023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

2011

Peak Percentile

0.2%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#938

Current Rank

#946

Female statistics

Total Births

220

Peak Births

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

2001

Peak Percentile

2.1%

Current Percentile

1.5%

Peak Rank

#882

Current Rank

#897

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Righteous", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Righteous.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Righteous's popularity from 1998 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Righteous at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Righteous range from Aviella at 95.5% correlation to Peregrine at 94.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 94.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Arham with 1.8K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Prynceton with 123 births (100% boys).

Righteous' share of births peaked at 16.9 births per million in 2020 (4 for girls in 2020 and 13 for boys in 2020). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (14% of peak) in 2009. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Righteous had 13.8 births per million, 82% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Aviella

342

95.50% (very strong)

Amiir

232

95.05% (very strong)

Zayvian

487

95.00% (very strong)

Dalayah

245

94.96% (very strong)

Alaska

1,159

94.93% (very strong)

Arham

1,804

94.86% (very strong)

Prynceton

123

94.70% (very strong)

Maizee

375

94.49% (very strong)

Avamae

184

94.47% (very strong)

Ruhi

1,137

94.42% (very strong)

Mavrik

627

94.18% (very strong)

Peregrine

371

94.11% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Righteous

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Righteous. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Righteous is pronounced as RAI-chuhs, which has 2 syllables.

RAI-chuhs

100.0%

RAI-chuhs (2 syllables)

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R AY1 CH AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like R AY1 CH AH0 S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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