How Many People Are Named Kerigan?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Kerigan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kerigan peaked in popularity in 1996 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kerigan 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 Kerigan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1996
37 births
Total Registered
452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kerigan
Kerigan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 452 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kerigan as a female name
Ranked #11,015 in 2018
9 female births in 2018
Peak: 1996 (37 births)
Kerigan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kerigan span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 239 babies were registered. While Kerigan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kerigan by Decade
How has Kerigan 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.
Kerigan by State
Birth registrations for Kerigan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina. On average, about 5 Kerigans were registered per state.
Kerigan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerigan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kerigan
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Kerigan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerigan?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Kerigan 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 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Kerigan a common name?
Kerigan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kerigan most popular?
Kerigan reached peak popularity in 1996, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kerigan is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kerigan a female name?
Kerigan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kerigan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kerigan Smith, Kerigan Johnson, Kerigan 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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