Given name
Kerigan
“having black hair”
Kerigan is a variant of Kerry. One interpretation is “having black hair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kerigan is a variant of Kerry. One interpretation is “having black hair.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerigan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 458
- 0 boys · 458 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,077 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,077 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 421 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kerigan’s family of names
Kerigan has a related form in Kerry.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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