NameTides

Craig

Craig was the #1,644 boys' name in the US in 2025 (102 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Craig as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Craig as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Craig as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,644 (102)#1,705 (15)#400 (8)——#3,153 (5)—
2024#1,833 (88)#2,264 (10)#478 (6)——#2,062 (9)—
2023#1,530 (115)#2,326 (9)#341 (10)—#516 (6)#2,336 (7)—
2022#1,496 (121)#1,692 (14)#228 (18)—#509 (6)#2,493 (6)—
2021#1,442 (125)#1,688 (14)#437 (7)——#1,653 (11)—
2020#1,245 (149)#1,492 (16)#350 (10)—#637 (4)#1,454 (13)—
2019#1,013 (205)#1,217 (21)#264 (15)—#646 (4)#1,205 (17)—
2018#1,181 (161)#1,786 (13)#202 (23)—#572 (5)#1,334 (14)—
2017#980 (210)#1,124 (25)#236 (20)—#356 (11)#1,510 (12)—
2016#904 (238)#1,157 (24)#239 (19)—#345 (12)#1,683 (10)—
2015#908 (237)#821 (38)#167 (35)#415 (3)#257 (19)#1,384 (13)—
2014#931 (228)#670 (50)#180 (32)—#286 (16)#1,465 (12)—
2013#813 (268)#771 (41)#171 (32)#398 (3)#229 (24)#1,252 (15)—
2012#778 (291)#577 (62)#154 (38)#346 (4)#215 (27)#966 (22)—
2011#805 (272)#557 (63)#113 (57)#311 (4)#232 (23)#958 (22)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1970 at #39.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Craig is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Craig by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Craig (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CraigCanadaBoys#3,1535
CraigEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
CraigIrelandBoys—too few
CraigNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CraigNSWBoys—too few
CraigScotlandBoys#4008
CraigUSGirls—too few
CraigUSBoys#1,644102