Kerrigan Girl
How popular is Kerrigan?
#4,545 girl name in 2025
30 baby girls were named Kerrigan in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Kerrigan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,545 for girls (▼ 507 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-69% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,012 in 2015, #3,091 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (118 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,549 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 7% boys, 93% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kerrigan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kerrigan family of names ranked #2,829 for girls in 2025 (#2,852 the year before), with 36 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kerrigan | 30 | 83% |
| Kerigan | 6 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kerrigan is most popular
Babies named Kerrigan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Kerrigan by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1990s | 444 | #1,549 |
| 2000s | 883 | #1,619 |
| 2010s | 884 | #1,744 |
| 2020s | 238 | #3,091 |
Girl names about as popular as Kerrigan
Questions
- Is Kerrigan a boy or girl name?
- Kerrigan is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Kerrigan were girls.
- How popular is the name Kerrigan?
- 30 baby girls were named Kerrigan in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Kerrigan most popular?
- Kerrigan peaked in 2012, when 118 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,549 in 1996.
- How many people are named Kerrigan?
- 2,571 babies have been named Kerrigan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,548 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Kerrigan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kerrigan was most common in Illinois, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.