girl's name
Kerrigan
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,627
Kerrigan is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2013, when 119 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kerrigan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 473 |
| 2000s | 905 |
| 2010s | 933 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 249 |
How popular is Kerrigan?
In 2025, Kerrigan was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kerrigan is used
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 Kerrigan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kerrigan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kerrigan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kerrigan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kerrigan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kerrigan
How popular is the name Kerrigan?
In 2025, Kerrigan was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kerrigan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerrigan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kerrigan?
Kerrigan has 3 syllables.
When was Kerrigan most popular?
Kerrigan peaked in 2013, when 119 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kerrigan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kerrigan currently ranks #4,636 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.