How Many People Are Named Carrigan?
An estimated 1,207 people in the United States have the first name Carrigan. It is predominantly female (99.2%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Carrigan peaked in popularity in 1996 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carrigan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carrigan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,207
About 1 in 283,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.2% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1996
86 births
Total Registered
1,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carrigan
Carrigan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,224 total births registered, 99.2% were female.
Carrigan as a male name
Ranked #9,479 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1996 (5 births)
Carrigan as a female name
Ranked #6,420 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (81 births)
Carrigan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carrigan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 445 babies were registered. Carrigan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carrigan by Decade
How has Carrigan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carrigan by State
Birth registrations for Carrigan span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 18 Carrigans were registered per state.
Carrigan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrigan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carrigan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carrigan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrigan?
We estimate approximately 1,207 people named Carrigan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 283,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Carrigan a common name?
Carrigan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carrigan most popular?
Carrigan reached peak popularity in 1996, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carrigan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carrigan a female name?
Carrigan is predominantly female. 99.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carrigan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carrigan Smith, Carrigan Johnson, Carrigan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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