girl's name
Kerigan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 458
Kerigan is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1996, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Kerigan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 136 |
| 2000s | 239 |
| 2010s | 77 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6 |
How popular is Kerigan?
In 2025, Kerigan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kerigan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kerigan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kerigan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kerigan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kerigan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kerigan
How popular is the name Kerigan?
In 2025, Kerigan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kerigan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerigan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kerigan most popular?
Kerigan peaked in 1996, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kerigan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kerigan currently ranks #13,450 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.