Name Legacy

Carrigan

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Carrigan was most popular in 1996, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,949 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,246 people named Carrigan.

Most popular in1996
Rank that year#2,949
Births that year86
Total since 18801,246
Given to99% girls

Carrigan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carrigan’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carrigan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carrigan is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 1,246 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Carrigan

Where Carrigan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org