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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#617 · 1 in 3,769
- Arizona#783 · 1 in 5,698
- Illinois#824 · 1 in 5,967
- Pennsylvania#850 · 1 in 7,158
- North Carolina#905 · 1 in 7,166
Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1950.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #617 | 7 | 1 in 3,769 |
| Arizona | #783 | 6 | 1 in 5,698 |
| Illinois | #824 | 10 | 1 in 5,967 |
| Pennsylvania | #850 | 8 | 1 in 7,158 |
| North Carolina | #905 | 7 | 1 in 7,166 |
| New York | #972 | 12 | 1 in 7,979 |
| Ohio | #988 | 7 | 1 in 8,187 |
| Virginia | #1,008 | 5 | 1 in 8,147 |
| Florida | #1,043 | 11 | 1 in 8,713 |
| Michigan | #1,094 | 5 | 1 in 9,179 |
| Texas | #1,239 | 14 | 1 in 12,491 |
| California | #1,372 | 13 | 1 in 15,886 |
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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.
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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
| 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 2018
boys
#1,181
161 births · 1 in 11,280 boys
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 11,280 of them was named Craig, which outranked 91.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Craig
- #1,176Pharaoh162
- #1,176Quintin162
- #1,176Viaan162
- #1,181Craig161
- #1,181Derick161
- #1,181German161
- #1,181Jones161
- #1,188Aleksander160
- #1,188Atreus160
- #1,188Kanan160
Tied with 6 names at #1,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.