Girl · #8,690 in 2026

Carrigan

Carrigan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.

Current Rank
#8,690
Peak Rank
#1,805 (1996)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
-58%
1994
First Year
2026
Last Year
1996
Peak Year
#1805
Peak Rank
1K
Total Count
33
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Carrigan

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Carrigan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.

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Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename Cairrig-ín which means 'A little rock or a rocky surface'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a 1790 list of Cavan townlands, where it is spelled Cargin .
Origin & history
It formed part of the termon lands belonging to Tomregan Roman Catholic Church which were granted to the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore in 1610 as part of the Plantation of Ulster . By a lease dated 6 April 1612 the said bishop granted the lands to Sir Oliver Lambart of Kilbeggan , County Westmeath and Sir Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore of Mellifont , County Louth . On 17 July 1639 the bishop re-granted the lands to Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan . In the 1740s the bishop leased the land to John Jones for 21 years. This lease was renewed to his descendant John Copeland Jones on 20 May 1843

The Story of Carrigan

Carrigan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 81 Carrigans were born — ranking #1,805 that year. As of 2026, Carrigan ranks #8,690 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 1K Carrigans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Carrigan

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Frequently Asked Questions about Carrigan

What does the name Carrigan mean?
Carrigan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.
How popular is Carrigan in 2026?
In 2026, Carrigan ranks #8,690 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year.
When was Carrigan most popular?
Carrigan reached its peak popularity in 1996, ranking #1,805 that year with 81 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Carrigan most popular?
Carrigan has historically been most popular in South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Carrigan.
Is Carrigan a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Carrigan is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Carrigan?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Carrigan include Lesta, Petronella, Wessie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Carrigan

Carrigan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carrigan's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Carrigan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.