Kerrigan
Kerrigan was the 4608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1556th; the most babies were born in 2012 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,587 places. More babies were named Kerrigan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,608 girls, down 1,490 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,571babies recorded
Kerrigan popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 111 since 1993, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,608 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,118 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,658 | 68 |
| 2000 | #1,738 | 101 |
| 1990 | #10,789 | 7 |
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How popular is Kerrigan, counting every spelling?
Kerrigan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 36 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrigan | 30 | #4,608 | 187 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kerrigan?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kerrigan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kerrigan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kerrigan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kerrigan?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Kerrigan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Kerrigan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kerrigan by state
How common Kerrigan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kerrigan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kerrigan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kerrigan
How popular is the name Kerrigan?
Kerrigan was the 4608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1556th; the most babies were born in 2012 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,587 places. More babies were named Kerrigan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kerrigan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kerrigan in the US.
Where is Kerrigan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kerrigan was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and California.