Is Craig a boy or girl name?
Craig is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 88 boys were named Craig, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 300,534 US babies named Craig were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,831
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Craig since 1881
- 300,534
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 10,740 babies
Boys and girls named Craig, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 454 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 907 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 1,946 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 20,289 | 61 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 69,480 | 161 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 84,711 | 252 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 58,795 | 277 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 38,102 | 216 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 16,105 | 35 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 5,542 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,469 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 125 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 149 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 205 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 161 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 209 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 237 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 236 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 228 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 268 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 291 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 272 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 362 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 367 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 428 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 471 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 463 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 504 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 523 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 607 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 689 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 682 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 808 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 854 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 880 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,098 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,198 | #247 | 5 | #13,976 |
| 1995 | 1,355 | #219 | 5 | #13,893 |
| 1994 | 1,507 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,837 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 2,070 | #154 | 5 | #13,745 |
| 1991 | 2,399 | #135 | 6 | #11,827 |
| 1990 | 2,907 | #117 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 1989 | 3,156 | #105 | 12 | #6,628 |
| 1988 | 3,306 | #97 | 23 | #3,915 |
| 1987 | 3,364 | #88 | 25 | #3,540 |
| 1986 | 3,926 | #80 | 22 | #3,780 |
| 1985 | 3,954 | #79 | 19 | #4,162 |
| 1984 | 3,959 | #75 | 26 | #3,246 |
| 1983 | 4,085 | #70 | 28 | #2,995 |
| 1982 | 4,022 | #73 | 19 | #4,050 |
| 1981 | 4,095 | #72 | 25 | #3,356 |
| 1980 | 4,235 | #73 | 17 | #4,362 |
| 1979 | 4,028 | #77 | 21 | #3,689 |
| 1978 | 4,473 | #66 | 17 | #4,106 |
| 1977 | 4,561 | #64 | 26 | #3,015 |
| 1976 | 4,732 | #61 | 27 | #2,807 |
| 1975 | 5,112 | #58 | 14 | #4,397 |
| 1974 | 5,539 | #57 | 21 | #3,228 |
| 1973 | 6,294 | #48 | 31 | #2,416 |
| 1972 | 6,731 | #46 | 39 | #2,028 |
| 1971 | 7,958 | #43 | 35 | #2,257 |
| 1970 | 9,367 | #39 | 46 | #1,879 |
| 1969 | 8,783 | #39 | 32 | #2,261 |
| 1968 | 7,862 | #41 | 38 | #1,943 |
| 1967 | 7,310 | #46 | 27 | #2,332 |
| 1966 | 7,733 | #46 | 25 | #2,413 |
| 1965 | 7,876 | #46 | 19 | #2,852 |
| 1964 | 7,751 | #48 | 20 | #2,839 |
| 1963 | 7,895 | #51 | 20 | #2,795 |
| 1962 | 8,548 | #51 | 27 | #2,320 |
| 1961 | 10,233 | #43 | 24 | #2,482 |
| 1960 | 10,720 | #41 | 20 | #2,754 |
| 1959 | 9,932 | #44 | 28 | #2,161 |
| 1958 | 7,272 | #53 | 20 | #2,591 |
| 1957 | 7,069 | #55 | 22 | #2,428 |
| 1956 | 7,422 | #51 | 9 | #4,222 |
| 1955 | 7,447 | #50 | 19 | #2,565 |
| 1954 | 7,180 | #51 | 8 | #4,349 |
| 1953 | 6,460 | #60 | 11 | #3,518 |
| 1952 | 6,187 | #59 | 18 | #2,510 |
| 1951 | 5,623 | #63 | 14 | #2,834 |
| 1950 | 4,888 | #69 | 12 | #3,095 |
| 1949 | 4,327 | #77 | 11 | #3,225 |
| 1948 | 3,986 | #82 | 10 | #3,397 |
| 1947 | 3,640 | #93 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1946 | 2,471 | #108 | 9 | #3,463 |
| 1945 | 1,597 | #134 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1944 | 1,321 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,132 | #164 | 7 | #3,878 |
| 1942 | 892 | #175 | 5 | #4,751 |
| 1941 | 539 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 384 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 348 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 321 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 330 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 205 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 170 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 138 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 111 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 106 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 112 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 105 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 106 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 85 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 102 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 80 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 97 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 87 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 112 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 81 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 80 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 77 | #746 | 5 | #5,140 |
| 1919 | 57 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 89 | #653 | 5 | #4,982 |
| 1917 | 59 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 57 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 72 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 38 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 26 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #896 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Craig reached #39 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #1,879 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.