Girls' name · since 1972
Kerrigan
2,460 babies named Kerrigan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,460 babies have been named Kerrigan since 1972, making it today's #4579 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kerrigan recorded 2,460 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #4579 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,579 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,460 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerrigan ranks #4,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,460 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kerrigan's 2,460 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Kerrigan compares
2,460 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kerrigan's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kerrigan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,460 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kerrigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kerrigan splits its recorded history at 2007: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kerrigan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kerrigan popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 1993 (Kerrigan as boys' name)
Kerrigan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (884 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Kerrigan's strongest decade.
884 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kerrigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
444 births
- 2000s
2000s
883 births
- 2010s
2010s
884 births
- 2020s 238
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 884 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kerrigan 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 Kerrigan's total volume
Kerrigan by state
Where Kerrigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 132 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 122 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 97 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 66 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 57 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 50 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 43 | 1.7% |
132 of 2,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Kerrigan appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kerrigan's data
- Kerrigan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (884 total births); usage has since declined to 238 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Kerrigans (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kerrigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kerrigan 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.