Name Legacy

Kerrigan

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Kerrigan was most popular in 2013, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,110 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,571 people named Kerrigan.

Most popular in2013
Rank that year#3,110
Births that year119
Total since 18802,571
Given to96% girls

Kerrigan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kerrigan’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerrigan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerrigan is a girl’s name — 95.7% of the 2,571 Americans given it were girls and 4.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 93% girls and 7% 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 Kerrigan

Where Kerrigan 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