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Craig

Craig is currently the #1644 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 102 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1245 to #1644. Looking at the full record since 1881, Craig hit its all-time high of #39 in 1969, when 8,783 boys were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #775.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1644
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#39
in 1969 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
102
boys named Craig

Craig popularity, 1880–2025

0.14%0.27%0.41%0.54%18801900192019401960198020002020#39 in 1969
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1969

Where Craig is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1022 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NJ#1022Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025CT—California: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025OK—Louisiana: #775 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#775Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Craig in 2025HI—Texas: #2080 (7 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2080Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#775), Georgia (#1096), New Jersey (#1022)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Craig in the most recent year of SSA data.

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