Kerrigan

Kerrigan is a female given name: 96% of people named Kerrigan are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 85 male / 2,072 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kerrigan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kerrigan," in English, "Guten Tag Kerrigan," in German. Kerrigan is a female given name: about 96% of people named Kerrigan are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kerrigan,

German

Guten Tag Kerrigan,

French

Bonjour Kerrigan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kerrigan:

Chinese

Kerrigan您好：

Japanese

Kerrigan様

English

Hi Kerrigan,

German

Hi Kerrigan,

French

Salut Kerrigan,

Spanish

Hola Kerrigan,

Chinese

Kerrigan你好：

Japanese

Kerriganさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kerrigan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	4%

United States birth data

85 male · 2,072 female · 2,157 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kerrigan a male or female name?

Kerrigan is a female given name: 96% of people named Kerrigan are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Kerrigan in an email?

Is Kerrigan a unisex name?

Kerrigan is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Kerrigan are men. Kerrigan leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kerrigan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kerrigan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kerrigan,
  title  = {Is Kerrigan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kerrigan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}