Craig Name Popularity

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How popular is Craig?

Ranking 1,188th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Craig is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Craig has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #39 was reached for the first time in 1969 and as recently as 1970.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1960 with 10,719 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Craig in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1905.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Craig occurred roughly during the years 1910-1918, 1919-1923, 1931-1937, 1938-1954, and 1956-1960, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1977, 1984-2004, 2006-2011, and 2015-2017.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Craig be?

For a number of years, the name Craig has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Craig has dropped.

The name Craig is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Craig is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Craig (Girl)		Craig (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	159	1,188
2017		< 5	--	207	985
2016		< 5	--	237	906
2015		< 5	--	235	913
2014		< 5	--	226	934
2013		< 5	--	268	813
2012		< 5	--	290	780
2011		< 5	--	272	806
2010		< 5	--	361	664
2009		< 5	--	366	668
2008		< 5	--	428	589
2007		< 5	--	471	544
2006		< 5	--	463	547
2005		< 5	--	503	492
2004		< 5	--	523	479
2003		< 5	--	607	424
2002		< 5	--	688	379
2001		< 5	--	682	380
2000		< 5	--	807	340
1999		< 5	--	853	327
1998		< 5	--	880	315
1997		< 5	--	1,098	257
1996		5	13,974	1,198	247
1995		5	13,891	1,355	219
1994		< 5	--	1,507	198
1993		< 5	--	1,837	175
1992		5	13,743	2,070	154
1991		6	11,823	2,399	135
1990		14	6,194	2,907	117
1989		12	6,624	3,157	105
1988		23	3,914	3,305	97
1987		25	3,540	3,365	88
1986		22	3,779	3,924	80
1985		19	4,159	3,952	79
1984		26	3,245	3,957	75
1983		28	2,993	4,089	70
1982		19	4,048	4,023	73
1981		25	3,354	4,096	72
1980		17	4,360	4,235	73
1979		21	3,689	4,029	77
1978		17	4,106	4,475	66
1977		26	3,013	4,564	63
1976		27	2,805	4,737	61
1975		14	4,398	5,110	58
1974		21	3,224	5,542	57
1973		31	2,416	6,295	48
1972		39	2,027	6,736	46
1971		35	2,256	7,960	43
1970		46	1,878	9,373	39
1969		33	2,216	8,783	39
1968		37	1,981	7,866	41
1967		27	2,331	7,312	46
1966		25	2,413	7,739	46
1965		19	2,851	7,872	46
1964		20	2,838	7,752	48
1963		20	2,796	7,901	51
1962		27	2,319	8,542	51
1961		24	2,484	10,231	43
1960		20	2,753	10,719	41
1959		28	2,160	9,922	44
1958		20	2,595	7,280	53
1957		22	2,428	7,063	55
1956		9	4,221	7,427	51
1955		19	2,561	7,439	50
1954		8	4,346	7,179	51
1953		11	3,517	6,464	60
1952		18	2,510	6,185	59
1951		14	2,833	5,624	63
1950		12	3,095	4,887	69
1949		11	3,225	4,327	77
1948		10	3,394	3,986	82
1947		12	3,093	3,641	93
1946		9	3,463	2,470	108
1945		7	3,736	1,598	134
1944		< 5	--	1,321	151
1943		7	3,878	1,131	164
1942		5	4,752	892	175
1941		< 5	--	539	236
1940		< 5	--	383	286
1939		< 5	--	348	300
1938		< 5	--	321	307
1937		< 5	--	330	297
1936		< 5	--	205	384
1935		< 5	--	170	430
1934		< 5	--	138	487
1933		< 5	--	111	541
1932		< 5	--	106	576
1931		< 5	--	112	553
1930		< 5	--	105	584
1929		< 5	--	106	580
1928		< 5	--	85	687
1927		< 5	--	102	621
1926		< 5	--	80	713
1925		< 5	--	97	645
1924		< 5	--	87	705
1923		< 5	--	112	597
1922		< 5	--	81	730
1921		< 5	--	80	738
1920		5	5,140	77	746
1919		< 5	--	57	881
1918		5	4,982	89	653
1917		< 5	--	59	833
1916		< 5	--	57	825
1915		< 5	--	72	684
1914		< 5	--	38	886
1913		< 5	--	37	782
1912		< 5	--	26	883
1911		< 5	--	11	1,057
1910		< 5	--	8	1,224
1909		< 5	--	12	852
1908		< 5	--	10	895
1907		< 5	--	8	1,017
1906		< 5	--	16	596
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	5	1,248
1903		< 5	--	7	926
1902		< 5	--	5	1,181
1901		< 5	--	6	974
1900		< 5	--	9	918
1899		< 5	--	5	1,084
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	5	1,132
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	8	801
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	5	1,102
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	7	823
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	7	834
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	5	998
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	5	896
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.