Recorded 1984–2021 Unisex name Peak 2000 204 births

Corrigan — boys' name

204 babies named Corrigan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s532000s882010s452020s7
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Corrigan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Corrigan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corrigan

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Corrigan between 1984 and 2021, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corrigan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Corrigan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corrigan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Corrigan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corrigan 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 204 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.

Corrigan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

204

Since 1984

38 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1984

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2021

Corrigan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1984

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20212015200920042000199419901984 6

Corrigan popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1998 (Corrigan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 20182013201220082007200220011998 5

Corrigan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
88 births that decade — 43% of Corrigan's all-time total
1980s111990s532000s882010s452020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corrigan?
204 babies have been named Corrigan since 1984. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Corrigan most popular?
Corrigan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Corrigan a unisex name?
Yes, Corrigan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 204 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Corrigan been used?
Corrigan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 38 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Corrigan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–2021 (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.