Girls' name · since 1994
Kerigan
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 458 babies named Kerigan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 458
- total births
- 1994–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Kerigan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 458 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kerigan recorded 458 times among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2025.
- 458 total births
- 1994–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerigan's 458 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Kerigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kerigan splits its recorded history at 2006: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kerigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kerigan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kerigan's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kerigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s 77
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (52% of all-time use).
Kerigan by state
Where Kerigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Kerigan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Kerigans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerigan: Baby Name Since 1994 - 458 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerigan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kerigan 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 July 2026.