Kerrigan
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning small dark one; from Ó Ciaragáin.
Babies a year
67
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kerrigan by the numbers
Kerrigan was given to 67 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 118 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kerrigan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karrigan9 in the US (2017)
- Keigan39 in the US (2017)
- Karigan6 in the US (2017)
- Kerrington25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kerrigan, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kerrigan
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