How Many People Are Named Karrigan?
An estimated 502 people in the United States have the first name Karrigan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Karrigan peaked in popularity in 1996 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karrigan 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 Karrigan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
502
About 1 in 682,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1996
43 births
Total Registered
510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karrigan
Karrigan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 510 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karrigan as a female name
Ranked #12,734 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (43 births)
Karrigan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karrigan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 186 babies were registered. Karrigan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karrigan by Decade
How has Karrigan 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.
Karrigan by State
Birth registrations for Karrigan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Indiana, Michigan. The lowest are in Michigan, Indiana, Texas. On average, about 7 Karrigans were registered per state.
Karrigan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karrigan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karrigan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karrigan?
We estimate approximately 502 people named Karrigan 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 682,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Karrigan a common name?
Karrigan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karrigan most popular?
Karrigan reached peak popularity in 1996, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karrigan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karrigan a female name?
Karrigan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karrigan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karrigan Smith, Karrigan Johnson, Karrigan 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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