Craig

Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #1,644 for boys in 2025, 102 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1970 · 9,364 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
299,616
since 1881

Craig over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #39, 1970boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,644102
2024—#1,83388
2023—#1,530115
2022—#1,496121
2021—#1,442125
2020—#1,245149
2019—#1,013205
2018—#1,181161
2017—#980210
2016—#904238
2015—#908237
2014—#931228
2013—#813268
2012—#778291
2011—#805272
2010—#664362
2009—#666368
2008—#589428
2007—#546471
2006—#547463
2005—#491504
2004—#479523
2003—#424607
2002—#379689
2001—#381682
2000—#339808
1999—#327854
1998—#315880
1997—#2571,098
1996#13,5185#2471,198
1995#13,3865#2191,355
1994—#1981,507
1993—#1751,837
1992#13,3175#1542,070
1991#11,5096#1352,399
1990#6,13114#1172,907
1989#6,53112#1053,155
1988#3,89323#963,306
1987#3,52425#883,364
1986#3,75722#803,926
1985#4,12619#793,952
1984#3,23326#753,959
1983#2,97528#704,084
1982#4,02519#734,018
1981#3,34025#724,097
1980#4,32717#734,234
1979#3,66821#774,029
1978#4,07917#664,472
1977#3,00226#644,560
1976#2,79227#614,732
1975#4,37014#585,110
1974#3,21221#575,539
1973#2,40531#486,295
1972#2,02239#466,729
1971#2,24735#437,957
1970#1,87746#399,364
1969#2,25432#398,783
1968#1,94038#417,858
1967#2,32727#467,311
1966#2,40725#467,729
1965#2,83319#467,877
1964#2,82520#487,752
1963#2,78020#517,899
1962#2,31227#518,544
1961#2,47424#4310,235
1960#2,72920#4110,724
1959#2,15228#449,933
1958#2,58120#537,272
1957#2,41622#557,069
1956#4,1619#517,422
1955#2,55319#507,448
1954#4,2788#517,180
1953#3,48011#606,459
1952#2,50218#596,187
1951#2,81014#635,623
1950#3,05212#694,888
1949#3,17611#774,328
1948#3,35010#823,985
1947#3,06112#933,640
1946#3,4309#1082,471
1945#3,6767#1341,597
1944—#1511,321
1943#3,8017#1641,132
1942#4,6225#175892
1941—#235539
1940—#284384
1939—#300348
1938—#307321
1937—#297330
1936—#384205
1935—#430170
1934—#487138
1933—#540111
1932—#576106
1931—#554112
1930—#584105
1929—#580106
1928—#68585
1927—#619102
1926—#71280
1925—#64597
1924—#70487
1923—#596112
1922—#73081
1921—#73780
1920#4,9755#74477
1919—#87757
1918#4,8095#65189
1917—#83359
1916—#82457
1915—#68172
1914—#88438
1913—#77737
1912—#87626
1911—#1,03811
1910—#1,1938
1909—#84012
1908—#87710
1907—#9998
1906—#59016
1905——
1904—#1,2055
1903—#9107
1902—#1,1375
1901—#9436
1900—#9029
1899—#1,0515
1898——
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895——
1894—#7878
1893——
1892—#1,0665
1891——
1890—#8147
1889——
1888—#8157
1887——
1886—#9595
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881—#8665
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Craig! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Craig is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Craig, so not publishedAKMaine: #66 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 339 boysMEVermont: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 562 boysVTNew Hampshire: #62 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 314 boysNHWashington: #47 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 215 boysWAIdaho: #32 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 147 boysIDMontana: #65 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 330 boysMTNorth Dakota: #66 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 305 boysNDMinnesota: #37 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 161 boysMNIllinois: #53 for boys · 295 births · 1 in 298 boysILWisconsin: #66 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 381 boysWIMichigan: #54 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 307 boysMINew York: #83 for boys · 306 births · 1 in 485 boysNYMassachusetts: #73 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 504 boysMARhode Island: #68 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 403 boysRIOregon: #36 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 155 boysORNevada: #31 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 102 boysNVWyoming: #52 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 218 boysWYSouth Dakota: #39 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 187 boysSDIowa: #25 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 131 boysIAIndiana: #80 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 480 boysINOhio: #61 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 365 boysOHPennsylvania: #75 for boys · 252 births · 1 in 435 boysPANew Jersey: #67 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 357 boysNJConnecticut: #65 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 332 boysCTCalifornia: #46 for boys · 534 births · 1 in 220 boysCAUtah: #15 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 66 boysUTColorado: #107 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 558 boysCONebraska: #69 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 357 boysNEMissouri: #113 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 630 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,899 boysKYWest Virginia: #229 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,260 boysWVVirginia: #188 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,316 boysVAMaryland: #87 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 472 boysMDDelaware: #74 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 387 boysDEArizona: #118 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 512 boysAZNew Mexico: #232 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,498 boysNMKansas: #82 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 437 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Craig, so not publishedARTennessee: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,320 boysTNNorth Carolina: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,978 boysNCSouth Carolina: #324 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,019 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #85 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 411 boysDCOklahoma: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,374 boysOKLouisiana: #155 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 916 boysLAMississippi: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,056 boysMSAlabama: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,321 boysALGeorgia: #272 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,727 boysGAHawaii: #80 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 288 boysHITexas: #226 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,400 boysTXFlorida: #148 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 888 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#15 · 1 in 66
  2. Iowa#25 · 1 in 131
  3. Nevada#31 · 1 in 102
  4. Idaho#32 · 1 in 147
  5. Oregon#36 · 1 in 155

Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1950.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#151421 in 66
Iowa#252201 in 131
Nevada#31131 in 102
Idaho#32461 in 147
Oregon#361041 in 155
Minnesota#372111 in 161
South Dakota#39391 in 187
California#465341 in 220
Washington#471231 in 215
Wyoming#52131 in 218
Illinois#532951 in 298
Michigan#542391 in 307
Ohio#612451 in 365
New Hampshire#62181 in 314
Connecticut#65581 in 332
Montana#65191 in 330
Maine#66291 in 339
North Dakota#66241 in 305
Wisconsin#661001 in 381
New Jersey#671271 in 357
Rhode Island#68201 in 403
Nebraska#69401 in 357
Massachusetts#73961 in 504
Delaware#7481 in 387
Pennsylvania#752521 in 435
Hawaii#80211 in 288
Indiana#80911 in 480
Kansas#82441 in 437
New York#833061 in 485
District of Columbia#85301 in 411
Maryland#87511 in 472
Vermont#9971 in 562
Colorado#107281 in 558
Missouri#113651 in 630
Arizona#118181 in 512
Florida#148321 in 888
Louisiana#155371 in 916
Oklahoma#187171 in 1,374
Virginia#188281 in 1,316
Kentucky#213191 in 1,899
Texas#226701 in 1,400
West Virginia#229111 in 2,260
New Mexico#23261 in 1,498
Tennessee#236171 in 2,320
North Carolina#239261 in 1,978
Georgia#272161 in 2,727
South Carolina#32471 in 4,019
Alabama#35191 in 4,321
Mississippi#35671 in 4,056
Alaska———
Arkansas———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Craig
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 189 spots since 2024 (#1,833 → #1,644)
  • 399 spots since 2020 (#1,245 → #1,644)
  • 736 spots since 2015 (#908 → #1,644)
  • Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1903 (#1,137 → #910)
  • Biggest drop: 409 spots in 1907 (#590 → #999)
Rise & fade · boys
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1970 at #39 (9,364 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1947–1988
  • Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1912–2017
Share of babies · boys
1 in 198
  • Highest: 1 in 198 boys born in 1970 were named Craig (0.50%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,746 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 28.3% of all boys named Craig (84,712) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s17#815 (1888)#880
1890s30#787 (1894)#964
1900s78#590 (1906)#934
1910s454#651 (1918)#863
1920s907#580 (1929)#675
1930s1,946#297 (1937)#446
1940s20,289#77 (1949)#150
1950s69,481#44 (1959)#56
1960s84,712#39 (1969)#45
1970s58,787#39 (1970)#56
1980s38,095#70 (1983)#81
1990s16,105#117 (1990)#214
2000s5,543#339 (2000)#484
2010s2,472#664 (2010)#898
2020s700#1,245 (2020)#1,532

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Craig in 1948

girls
#3,350
10 births · 1 in 169,791 girls
boys
#82
3,985 births · 1 in 440 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #3,350Craig10

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #82Craig3,985
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 169,791 of them was named Craig, which outranked 44.5% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Craig
  1. #3,137Zana11
  2. #3,137Zenaida11
  3. #3,137Zettie11
  4. #3,350Craig10
  5. #3,350Aggie10
  6. #3,350Alan10
  7. #3,350Aldene10
  8. #3,593Adelfa9
  9. #3,593Aldora9
  10. #3,593Alissa9

Tied with 242 names at #3,350; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 440 of them was named Craig, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Craig
  1. #79Tommy4,220
  2. #80Francis4,214
  3. #81Melvin4,057
  4. #82Craig3,985
  5. #83Earl3,977
  6. #84Bill3,926
  7. #85Norman3,894
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →