Craig
Boy nameCraig has been given to 300,628 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1960.
Meaning & origin /ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/
From craig (“rock”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
300,628
Peak year
1960 (10,744 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1881
10-year trend
▼ -57%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Craig
Craig Mello
American biologist
Craig David
British singer (born 1981)
Craig Bellamy
Welsh association football manager (born 1979)
Craig Gordon
Scottish association football player (born 1982)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Craig.
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