Craig

KRAYG /ˈkɹeɪɡ/
boy 1 syllable cooling

Craig was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #39 in 1969 but is far less common today.

Craig is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,644 for boy births in the United States (and #3,489 across all names), given to 102 babies. Craig first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1960 (10,724 births).

About the name Craig

PronunciationKRAYG /ˈkɹeɪɡ/
CultureEnglish
#1,644among boys 2025
#3,489among all names 2025
102boys 2025

Names similar to Craig

How popular is Craig?

Boys named Craig 102 in 2025
188119001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Craig per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Craig
1918192019301940195019601970198019901996
Girls named Craig per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Craig total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025102102#1,644
20248888#1,836
2023115115#1,531
2022121121#1,499
2021125125#1,444
2020149149#1,245
2019205205#1,013
2018161161#1,181
2017210210#980
2016238238#905
2015237237#910
2014228228#931
2013268268#814
2012291291#778
2011272272#806
2010362362#664
2009368368#666
2008428428#589
2007471471#546
2006463463#547
2005504504#491
2004523523#479
2003607607#424
2002689689#379
2001682682#381
2000808808#340
1999854854#327
1998880880#315
19971,098#257
19961,203#13,976#247
19951,360#13,893#219
19941,507#198
19931,837#175
19922,075#13,746#154
19912,405#11,827#135
19902,921#6,193#117
19893,167#6,627#105
19883,329#3,915#96
19873,389#3,540#88
19863,948#3,780#80
19853,971#4,162#79
19843,985#3,246#75
19834,112#2,994#70
19824,037#4,050#73
19814,122#3,357#72
19804,251#4,362#73
19794,050#3,689#77
19784,489#4,105#66
19774,586#3,016#64
19764,759#2,808#61
19755,124#4,397#58
19745,560#3,228#57
19736,326#2,416#48
19726,768#2,028#46
19717,992#2,257#43
19709,410#1,879#39
19698,815#2,261#39
19687,896#1,944#41
19677,338#2,332#46
19667,754#2,412#46
19657,896#2,852#46
19647,772#2,839#48
19637,919#2,795#51
19628,571#2,319#51
196110,259#2,483#43
196010,744#2,752#41
19599,961#2,161#44
19587,292#2,591#53
19577,091#2,428#55
19567,431#4,223#51
19557,467#2,564#50
19547,188#4,350#51
19536,470#3,518#60
19526,205#2,510#59
19515,637#2,834#63
19504,900#3,095#69
19494,339#3,225#77
19483,995#3,397#82
19473,652#3,093#93
19462,480#3,463#108
19451,604#3,736#134
19441,321#151
19431,139#3,878#164
1942897#4,752#175
1941539#236
1940384#285
1939348#300
1938321#307
1937330#297
1936205#384
1935170#430
1934138#487
1933111#541
1932106#576
1931112#555
1930105#585
1929106#580
192885#687
1927102#620
192680#713
192597#645
192487#705
1923112#596
192281#730
192180#738
192082#5,140#746
191957#880
191894#4,982#653
191759#833
191657#825
191572#684
191438#886
191337#782
191226#883
191111#1,057
19108#1,224
190912#852
190810#895
19078#1,017
190616#596
19045#1,248
19037#926
19025#1,181
19016#974
19009#918
18995#1,084
18965#1,132
18948#801
18925#1,102
18907#823
18887#834
18865#998
18815#896