Girls' name · since 1995
Carigan
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 86 babies named Carigan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carigan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Carigan recorded 86 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2011.
- #28,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 86 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carigan ranks #28,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carigan's 86 recorded births place it above 60.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carigan's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2011
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Carigan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Carigan's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Carigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Carigan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carigan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.