Girls' name · since 1995
Karrigan
511 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.
- #11,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
511 girls have been named Karrigan since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Karrigan recorded 511 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 2024.
- #11,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrigan ranks #11,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karrigan's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Karrigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karrigan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karrigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Karrigan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (186 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Karrigan's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Karrigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (36% of all-time use).
How Karrigan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karrigan's total volume
Karrigan by state
Where Karrigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
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What to do with Karrigan's data
- Karrigan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karrigans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karrigan: 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 (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Karrigan 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.