Craig

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Craig is a Scottish, Irish and Welsh masculine given name; all variations derive from the Celtic languages. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag, meaning 'rock', similar to Peter.

From Wikipedia

Craig first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 132 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 10,720 babies (rank #41 that year). In 2024 it was given to 88 boys (rank #1,831). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Craig

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Craig yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

300,534

Total babies (all years)

132

Years in the data

10,720

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Craig

Craig Mellobiochemist · b. 1960
Craig Davidsongwriter · b. 1981
Craig Bellamyassociation football player · b. 1979
Craig Fergusonstand-up comedian · b. 1962
Craig Gordonassociation football player · b. 1982

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#896
1886	5	#998
1888	7	#834
1890	7	#823
1892	5	#1,102
1894	8	#801
1896	5	#1,132
1899	5	#1,084
1900	9	#918
1901	6	#974
1902	5	#1,181
1903	7	#926
1904	5	#1,248
1906	16	#596
1907	8	#1,017
1908	10	#895
1909	12	#852
1910	8	#1,224
1911	11	#1,057
1912	26	#883
1913	37	#782
1914	38	#886
1915	72	#684
1916	57	#825
1917	59	#833
1918	89	#653
1919	57	#880
1920	77	#746
1921	80	#738
1922	81	#730
1923	112	#596
1924	87	#705
1925	97	#645
1926	80	#713
1927	102	#620
1928	85	#687
1929	106	#580
1930	105	#585
1931	112	#555
1932	106	#576
1933	111	#541
1934	138	#487
1935	170	#430
1936	205	#384
1937	330	#297
1938	321	#307
1939	348	#300
1940	384	#285
1941	539	#236
1942	892	#175
1943	1,132	#164
1944	1,321	#151
1945	1,597	#134
1946	2,471	#108
1947	3,640	#93
1948	3,986	#82
1949	4,327	#77
1950	4,888	#69
1951	5,623	#63
1952	6,187	#59
1953	6,460	#60
1954	7,180	#51
1955	7,447	#50
1956	7,422	#51
1957	7,069	#55
1958	7,272	#53
1959	9,932	#44
1960	10,720	#41
1961	10,233	#43
1962	8,548	#51
1963	7,895	#51
1964	7,751	#48
1965	7,876	#46
1966	7,733	#46
1967	7,310	#46
1968	7,862	#41
1969	8,783	#39
1970	9,367	#39
1971	7,958	#43
1972	6,731	#46
1973	6,294	#48
1974	5,539	#57
1975	5,112	#58
1976	4,732	#61
1977	4,561	#64
1978	4,473	#66
1979	4,028	#77
1980	4,235	#73
1981	4,095	#72
1982	4,022	#73
1983	4,085	#70
1984	3,959	#75
1985	3,954	#79
1986	3,926	#80
1987	3,364	#88
1988	3,306	#97
1989	3,156	#105
1990	2,907	#117
1991	2,399	#135
1992	2,070	#154
1993	1,837	#175
1994	1,507	#198
1995	1,355	#219
1996	1,198	#247
1997	1,098	#257
1998	880	#315
1999	854	#326
2000	808	#340
2001	682	#381
2002	689	#379
2003	607	#424
2004	523	#479
2005	504	#491
2006	463	#547
2007	471	#546
2008	428	#589
2009	367	#667
2010	362	#664
2011	272	#806
2012	291	#778
2013	268	#814
2014	228	#931
2015	236	#912
2016	237	#909
2017	209	#982
2018	161	#1,180
2019	205	#1,013
2020	149	#1,245
2021	125	#1,442
2022	121	#1,498
2023	114	#1,537
2024	88	#1,831