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
- Peak · boys
- 1970 · 9,364 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 299,616since 1881
Craig over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,644 | 102 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,833 | 88 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,530 | 115 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,496 | 121 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,442 | 125 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,245 | 149 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,013 | 205 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,181 | 161 | |
| 2017 | — | #980 | 210 | |
| 2016 | — | #904 | 238 | |
| 2015 | — | #908 | 237 | |
| 2014 | — | #931 | 228 | |
| 2013 | — | #813 | 268 | |
| 2012 | — | #778 | 291 | |
| 2011 | — | #805 | 272 | |
| 2010 | — | #664 | 362 | |
| 2009 | — | #666 | 368 | |
| 2008 | — | #589 | 428 | |
| 2007 | — | #546 | 471 | |
| 2006 | — | #547 | 463 | |
| 2005 | — | #491 | 504 | |
| 2004 | — | #479 | 523 | |
| 2003 | — | #424 | 607 | |
| 2002 | — | #379 | 689 | |
| 2001 | — | #381 | 682 | |
| 2000 | — | #339 | 808 | |
| 1999 | — | #327 | 854 | |
| 1998 | — | #315 | 880 | |
| 1997 | — | #257 | 1,098 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #247 | 1,198 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #219 | 1,355 |
| 1994 | — | #198 | 1,507 | |
| 1993 | — | #175 | 1,837 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #154 | 2,070 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #135 | 2,399 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #117 | 2,907 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #105 | 3,155 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | #96 | 3,306 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #88 | 3,364 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | #80 | 3,926 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #79 | 3,952 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #75 | 3,959 |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | #70 | 4,084 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #73 | 4,018 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #72 | 4,097 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #73 | 4,234 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #77 | 4,029 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #66 | 4,472 |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | #64 | 4,560 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #61 | 4,732 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #58 | 5,110 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 | #57 | 5,539 |
| 1973 | #2,405 | 31 | #48 | 6,295 |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | #46 | 6,729 |
| 1971 | #2,247 | 35 | #43 | 7,957 |
| 1970 | #1,877 | 46 | #39 | 9,364 |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | #39 | 8,783 |
| 1968 | #1,940 | 38 | #41 | 7,858 |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 | #46 | 7,311 |
| 1966 | #2,407 | 25 | #46 | 7,729 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #46 | 7,877 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #48 | 7,752 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #51 | 7,899 |
| 1962 | #2,312 | 27 | #51 | 8,544 |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | #43 | 10,235 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #41 | 10,724 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #44 | 9,933 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #53 | 7,272 |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | #55 | 7,069 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #51 | 7,422 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #50 | 7,448 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #51 | 7,180 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #60 | 6,459 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #59 | 6,187 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #63 | 5,623 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #69 | 4,888 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #77 | 4,328 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #82 | 3,985 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #93 | 3,640 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #108 | 2,471 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #134 | 1,597 |
| 1944 | — | #151 | 1,321 | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #164 | 1,132 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #175 | 892 |
| 1941 | — | #235 | 539 | |
| 1940 | — | #284 | 384 | |
| 1939 | — | #300 | 348 | |
| 1938 | — | #307 | 321 | |
| 1937 | — | #297 | 330 | |
| 1936 | — | #384 | 205 | |
| 1935 | — | #430 | 170 | |
| 1934 | — | #487 | 138 | |
| 1933 | — | #540 | 111 | |
| 1932 | — | #576 | 106 | |
| 1931 | — | #554 | 112 | |
| 1930 | — | #584 | 105 | |
| 1929 | — | #580 | 106 | |
| 1928 | — | #685 | 85 | |
| 1927 | — | #619 | 102 | |
| 1926 | — | #712 | 80 | |
| 1925 | — | #645 | 97 | |
| 1924 | — | #704 | 87 | |
| 1923 | — | #596 | 112 | |
| 1922 | — | #730 | 81 | |
| 1921 | — | #737 | 80 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #744 | 77 |
| 1919 | — | #877 | 57 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #651 | 89 |
| 1917 | — | #833 | 59 | |
| 1916 | — | #824 | 57 | |
| 1915 | — | #681 | 72 | |
| 1914 | — | #884 | 38 | |
| 1913 | — | #777 | 37 | |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#31 · 1 in 118
- Maine#38 · 1 in 123
- New Hampshire#39 · 1 in 121
- Maryland#41 · 1 in 191
- Nebraska#42 · 1 in 166
Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1950.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #31 | 261 | 1 in 118 |
| Maine | #38 | 53 | 1 in 123 |
| New Hampshire | #39 | 42 | 1 in 121 |
| Maryland | #41 | 109 | 1 in 191 |
| Nebraska | #42 | 66 | 1 in 166 |
| Vermont | #43 | 19 | 1 in 140 |
| New York | #44 | 537 | 1 in 213 |
| South Dakota | #44 | 27 | 1 in 171 |
| Massachusetts | #45 | 187 | 1 in 183 |
| New Jersey | #45 | 189 | 1 in 227 |
| Pennsylvania | #47 | 339 | 1 in 216 |
| Michigan | #48 | 274 | 1 in 234 |
| Connecticut | #49 | 78 | 1 in 213 |
| Montana | #49 | 26 | 1 in 196 |
| Ohio | #49 | 367 | 1 in 212 |
| Illinois | #50 | 314 | 1 in 249 |
| Iowa | #50 | 93 | 1 in 205 |
| North Dakota | #50 | 25 | 1 in 182 |
| Rhode Island | #50 | 24 | 1 in 211 |
| Missouri | #51 | 163 | 1 in 207 |
| Kansas | #53 | 60 | 1 in 235 |
| Minnesota | #54 | 129 | 1 in 205 |
| Washington | #55 | 96 | 1 in 238 |
| Idaho | #57 | 30 | 1 in 214 |
| Indiana | #57 | 159 | 1 in 249 |
| Oregon | #59 | 61 | 1 in 245 |
| Delaware | #60 | 12 | 1 in 281 |
| West Virginia | #61 | 48 | 1 in 267 |
| Florida | #63 | 156 | 1 in 325 |
| Colorado | #67 | 52 | 1 in 350 |
| Nevada | #67 | 12 | 1 in 280 |
| Wyoming | #67 | 9 | 1 in 270 |
| Utah | #68 | 41 | 1 in 333 |
| Hawaii | #69 | 21 | 1 in 283 |
| Louisiana | #69 | 89 | 1 in 331 |
| Arizona | #70 | 53 | 1 in 340 |
| South Carolina | #71 | 63 | 1 in 330 |
| Georgia | #73 | 110 | 1 in 346 |
| Kentucky | #73 | 75 | 1 in 345 |
| Arkansas | #78 | 42 | 1 in 370 |
| Virginia | #78 | 74 | 1 in 423 |
| North Carolina | #80 | 94 | 1 in 413 |
| Oklahoma | #80 | 54 | 1 in 344 |
| District of Columbia | #82 | 21 | 1 in 377 |
| California | #86 | 364 | 1 in 413 |
| Tennessee | #90 | 70 | 1 in 446 |
| Mississippi | #98 | 42 | 1 in 444 |
| Texas | #98 | 252 | 1 in 419 |
| Alaska | #110 | 5 | 1 in 535 |
| New Mexico | #123 | 17 | 1 in 534 |
| Alabama | #141 | 35 | 1 in 755 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1970 at #39 (9,364 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1947–1988
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1912–2017
- Highest: 1 in 198 boys born in 1970 were named Craig (0.50%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,746 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 28.3% of all boys named Craig (84,712) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #815 (1888) | #880 |
| 1890s | 30 | #787 (1894) | #964 |
| 1900s | 78 | #590 (1906) | #934 |
| 1910s | 454 | #651 (1918) | #863 |
| 1920s | 907 | #580 (1929) | #675 |
| 1930s | 1,946 | #297 (1937) | #446 |
| 1940s | 20,289 | #77 (1949) | #150 |
| 1950s | 69,481 | #44 (1959) | #56 |
| 1960s | 84,712 | #39 (1969) | #45 |
| 1970s | 58,787 | #39 (1970) | #56 |
| 1980s | 38,095 | #70 (1983) | #81 |
| 1990s | 16,105 | #117 (1990) | #214 |
| 2000s | 5,543 | #339 (2000) | #484 |
| 2010s | 2,472 | #664 (2010) | #898 |
| 2020s | 700 | #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 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 69,883 of them was named Craig, which outranked 68.7% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,110Wonda22
- #3,110Wynona22
- #3,110Yashika22
- #3,212Craig21
- #3,212Alane21
- #3,212Alayna21
- #3,212Aline21
- #3,313Afrika20
- #3,313Aime20
- #3,313Alica20
Tied with 100 names at #3,212; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 284 of them was named Craig, which outranked 99.1% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.