Craig

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Craig is a given name of Scottish, Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 300,534 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 299,522 as boys and 1,012 as girls. Craig gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly. It is the #255 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 88
2023 114
2022 121
2021 125
2020 149
2019 205
2018 161
2017 209
2016 237
2015 236
2014 228
2013 268
2012 291
2011 272
2010 362
2009 367
2008 428
2007 471
2006 463
2005 504
2004 523
2003 607
2002 689
2001 682
2000 808
1999 854
1998 880
1997 1,098
1996 1,203
1995 1,360
1994 1,507
1993 1,837
1992 2,075
1991 2,405
1990 2,921
1989 3,168
1988 3,329
1987 3,389
1986 3,948
1985 3,973
1984 3,985
1983 4,113
1982 4,041
1981 4,120
1980 4,252
1979 4,049
1978 4,490
1977 4,587
1976 4,759
1975 5,126
1974 5,560
1973 6,325
1972 6,770
1971 7,993
1970 9,413
1969 8,815
1968 7,900
1967 7,337
1966 7,758
1965 7,895
1964 7,771
1963 7,915
1962 8,575
1961 10,257
1960 10,740
1959 9,960
1958 7,292
1957 7,091
1956 7,431
1955 7,466
1954 7,188
1953 6,471
1952 6,205
1951 5,637
1950 4,900
1949 4,338
1948 3,996
1947 3,652
1946 2,480
1945 1,604
1944 1,321
1943 1,139
1942 897
1941 539
1940 384
1939 348
1938 321
1937 330
1936 205
1935 170
1934 138
1933 111
1932 106
1931 112
1930 105
1929 106
1928 85
1927 102
1926 80
1925 97
1924 87
1923 112
1922 81
1921 80
1920 82
1919 57
1918 94
1917 59
1916 57
1915 72
1914 38
1913 37
1912 26
1911 11
1910 8
1909 12
1908 10
1907 8
1906 16
1904 5
1903 7
1902 5
1901 6
1900 9
1899 5
1896 5
1894 8
1892 5
1890 7
1888 7
1886 5
1881 5