Craig Boy
How popular is Craig?
#1,644 boy name in 2025
102 baby boys were named Craig in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.
243,567living people named Craig (est.)
58median age of people named Craig
300,628babies named Craig since 1880
1 in 32,503US babies born in 2025
Craig popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,644 for boys (▲ 189 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 102 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #908 in 2015, #1,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (10,724 boys) |
| Highest rank | #39 in 1969 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Craig is most popular
Babies named Craig per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Craig by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #815 |
| 1890s | 30 | #786 |
| 1900s | 78 | #590 |
| 1910s | 454 | #651 |
| 1920s | 907 | #580 |
| 1930s | 1,946 | #297 |
| 1940s | 20,289 | #77 |
| 1950s | 69,481 | #44 |
| 1960s | 84,712 | #39 |
| 1970s | 58,787 | #39 |
| 1980s | 38,095 | #70 |
| 1990s | 16,105 | #117 |
| 2000s | 5,543 | #339 |
| 2010s | 2,472 | #664 |
| 2020s | 700 | #1,245 |
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Questions
- Is Craig a boy or girl name?
- Craig is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Craig were boys.
- How popular is the name Craig?
- 102 baby boys were named Craig in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.
- When was Craig most popular?
- Craig peaked in 1960, when 10,724 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #39, held for 2 years starting in 1969.
- How many people are named Craig?
- 300,628 babies have been named Craig in the US since 1880. We estimate about 243,567 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
- Where is Craig most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Craig was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.