Recorded 1995–2021 Girls' name Peak 1996 320 births

Karigan — girls' name

320 babies named Karigan 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.

1990s802000s1352010s882020s17
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Karigan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

28 babies were named Karigan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karigan

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Karigan between 1995 and 2021, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karigan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karigan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karigan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karigan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karigan 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 320 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.

Karigan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

320

Since 1995

27 years of records

Peak year

1996

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1995

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2021

Karigan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1995

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1996)
28
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030 20212016201220082004200019961995 5

Karigan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
135 births that decade — 42% of Karigan's all-time total
1990s802000s1352010s882020s17

Karigan by state

Where Karigan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karigan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 1.6%
Indiana share of Karigan's total US births 1.6%

5 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karigan?
320 babies have been named Karigan since 1995. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1996 with 28 births.
When was Karigan most popular?
Karigan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Karigan most popular?
The top states for the name Karigan are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Karigan been used?
Karigan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 27 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Karigan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1995–2021 (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.