Carrigan

Carrigan is a female given name: 99% of people named Carrigan are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 1%Female 99%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 10 male / 1,037 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Carrigan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carrigan," in English, "Guten Tag Carrigan," in German. Carrigan is a female given name: about 99% of people named Carrigan are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Carrigan,

German

Guten Tag Carrigan,

French

Bonjour Carrigan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carrigan:

Chinese

Carrigan您好：

Japanese

Carrigan様

English

Hi Carrigan,

German

Hi Carrigan,

French

Salut Carrigan,

Spanish

Hola Carrigan,

Chinese

Carrigan你好：

Japanese

Carrigan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 Carrigan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%

United States birth data

10 male · 1,037 female · 1,047 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carrigan a male or female name?

Carrigan is a female given name: 99% of people named Carrigan are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Carrigan in an email?

Is Carrigan a unisex name?

Carrigan is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Carrigan are men. Carrigan 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 Carrigan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carrigan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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