US rank #12633 Girls' name Peak 1996 510 births

Karrigan — #12633 US girls' name

510 babies named Karrigan 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.

1990s1242000s1862010s1682020s32
#12633
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Karrigan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

43 babies were named Karrigan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karrigan

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Karrigan between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karrigan currently holds the #12633 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karrigan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karrigan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Karrigan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karrigan 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 510 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.

Karrigan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

510

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,633

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karrigan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
43
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 20242019201520112007200319991995 6

Karrigan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
186 births that decade — 36% of Karrigan's all-time total
1990s1242000s1862010s1682020s32

Karrigan by state

Where Karrigan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Karrigan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.2%
#2 Indiana
6 1.2%
#3 Michigan
5 1.0%
Texas share of Karrigan's total US births 2.2%
Even split

11 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrigan?
510 babies have been named Karrigan since 1995. It currently ranks #12633 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 43 births.
When was Karrigan most popular?
Karrigan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Karrigan most popular?
The top states for the name Karrigan are Texas (11 births), Indiana (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Karrigan been used?
Karrigan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karrigan?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.