Korrigan
In Breton folklore, a Korrigan is a fairy or dwarf-like spirit. The word korrigan means in Breton "small-dwarf". It is closely related to the Cornish word korrik which means gnome. The name changes according to the place.
Meaning & Origin of Korrigan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Breton folklore, a Korrigan is a fairy or dwarf-like spirit. The word korrigan means in Breton "small-dwarf". It is closely related to the Cornish word korrik which means gnome. The name changes according to the place.
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The Story of Korrigan
American parents first put Korrigan on the record books as a baby boy name in 2007, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 5 Korrigans were born — ranking #12,366 that year. About 50% of every Korrigan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Korrigan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Korrigan
Korrigan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Korrigan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #12,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Korrigan'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 .
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