| Rigel | Badr | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Named for the star Rigel | Full moon |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | RYE-jel | BAH-der |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (34) | 2014 (24) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rigel | Badr |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 116 | 61 |
| 2010s | 214 | 131 |
| 2000s | 128 | 73 |
| 1990s | 91 | 11 |
| 1980s | 62 | 0 |
| 1970s | 21 | 0 |
The proper name of the bright blue star marking the foot of Orion, from Arabic 'rijl' ('foot', from 'Rijl Jauzah al-Yusra', 'the left foot of the giant'). The literal meaning is 'foot'; it is included as the proper name of a specific star.
Badr is the Arabic word for the full moon (the moon on its fourteenth night) and a Quranic name. The lunar meaning is literal and well attested.
Rigel and Badr are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Rigel means Named for the star Rigel (arabic origin), while Badr means Full moon (arabic origin).
In US records, Rigel first appears in 0 and Badr in 0, so Rigel has the longer recorded history.