Is Kerrigan a boy or girl name?
Kerrigan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Kerrigan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.9% of the 2,535 US babies named Kerrigan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,069
- Babies named Kerrigan since 1972
- 2,535
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 119 babies
Boys and girls named Kerrigan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1990s | 29 | 444 | 93.9% |
| 2000s | 22 | 883 | 97.6% |
| 2010s | 49 | 884 | 94.7% |
| 2020s | 5 | 208 | 97.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,497 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,644 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,147 | 51 | #3,116 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,341 | 69 | #2,551 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,237 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,266 | 63 | #2,728 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,491 | 79 | #2,375 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,113 | 98 | #2,021 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,488 | 104 | #1,932 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,232 | 112 | #1,820 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,755 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,049 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,658 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,302 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,650 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,664 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,158 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,192 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,714 | 76 | #2,299 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,279 | 87 | #2,052 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,662 | 108 | #1,701 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,623 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,361 | 101 | #1,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,684 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,748 | 87 | #1,753 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,278 | 102 | #1,556 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,415 | 36 | #3,182 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,134 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,226 | 8 | #10,067 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,947 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,788 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,934 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,869 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kerrigan reached #6,278 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #1,556 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kerrigan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.