Rigoberto

“Mighty and bright” — Proto-Germanic, via Spanish origin

Boy's name · #2020 in the US (2025) · 90s

Rigoberto has appeared in US records since 1924 — best rank #561 (1982) · 11,414 babies named Rigoberto all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rigobertos

Rigoberto Urán — road bicycle racer
Rigoberto López Pérez — Nicaraguan poet, music composer and assassin of Anastasio Somoza García (1929–1956)
Rigoberto Cisneros — Mexican footballer
Rigoberto Rivas — Honduran association football player
Rigoberto Padilla — Honduran footballer

Among 83 notable people named Rigoberto:

Athletes appear 1.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rigoberto Urán, road bicycle racer.

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