Recorded 1995–2011 Girls' name Peak 1996 86 births

Carigan — girls' name

86 babies named Carigan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s432010s6
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Carigan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Carigan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carigan

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Carigan between 1995 and 2011, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carigan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carigan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carigan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carigan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carigan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

86

Since 1995

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1995

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2011

Carigan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1995

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2011200820032001199919971995 5

Carigan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 50% of Carigan's all-time total
1990s372000s432010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carigan?
86 babies have been named Carigan since 1995. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Carigan most popular?
Carigan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Carigan been used?
Carigan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 17 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Carigan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.