Name meaning & stats
Kerrigan
Kerrigan means “black” (Irish origin). 2,571 US babies since 1940, peak 2013.
What it means
“black”
IrishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2013
2,571 US babies were named Kerrigan between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kerrigan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 85% of the family
- Kerrigan 85%
- Kerigan 15%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2013)