Craig
Scottish Gaelic creag, “rock, crag,” by way of a place name.
1960peak year
No. 39best rank (1969)
300,628babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Craig first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1947 to 1988. Its biggest year was 1960, when 10,724 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 41 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1969, at No. 39. All told, 300,628 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kraig (5,951) (total births since 1880)
Explore Craig interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | No. 815 |
| 1890s | 30 | No. 787 |
| 1900s | 78 | No. 590 |
| 1910s | 454 | No. 651 |
| 1920s | 907 | No. 580 |
| 1930s | 1,946 | No. 297 |
| 1940s | 20,289 | No. 77 |
| 1950s | 69,481 | No. 44 |
| 1960s | 84,712 | No. 39 |
| 1970s | 58,787 | No. 39 |
| 1980s | 38,095 | No. 70 |
| 1990s | 16,105 | No. 117 |
| 2000s | 5,543 | No. 339 |
| 2010s | 2,472 | No. 664 |
| 2020s | 700 | No. 1245 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.