Boys' name · peaked in 1970
Craig name popularity since 1925
299,602 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Craig. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Craig is about 60 years old in 2026. Craig peaked in 1970 as the #39 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 299,602
- Named Craig, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,644 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 1,002 girls · 298,600 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Craig made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Craig births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1960. Measured as a share of all babies, Craig peaked in 1970.
- Fastest rise: Between 1940 and 1945, Craig became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 3,020 baby boys to 1 in 843.
- Steepest fall: Between 1993 and 1998, its share of baby boys fell by 51%, from 1 in 1,070 to 1 in 2,170.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Craig's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Craig.
Decade by decade
Babies named Craig in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 470 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,946 | #430 |
| 1940s | 61 | 20,289 | #134 |
| 1950s | 161 | 69,481 | #50 |
| 1960s | 252 | 84,712 | #46 |
| 1970s | 277 | 58,787 | #58 |
| 1980s | 216 | 38,095 | #79 |
| 1990s | 35 | 16,105 | #219 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,543 | #491 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,472 | #910 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 700 | #1,644 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.2% of babies named Craig from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Craig is most popular
The index compares Craig's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Craig.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.16× | 8,233 |
| South Dakota | 1.91× | 1,823 |
| North Dakota | 1.81× | 1,713 |
| Minnesota | 1.80× | 9,847 |
| Utah | 1.75× | 4,463 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Craig and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Craig (this page) | 298,600 | 1970 |
| Kraig | 5,951 | 1968 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Craig's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Craig.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Craig (1970).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data