Craig

Craig

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 705 babies (rank #81 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

4,339

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

705

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	705	#81
1997	575	#91
1998	484	#107
1999	383	#122
2000	363	#121
2001	338	#127
2002	250	#158
2003	207	#188
2004	166	#222
2005	143	#244
2006	106	#331
2007	95	#382
2008	82	#445
2009	94	#410
2010	70	#505
2011	63	#558
2012	62	#578
2013	41	#775
2014	50	#670
2015	38	#824
2016	24	#1,162

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

705

#81

1997

575

#91

1998

484

#107

1999

383

#122

2000

363

#121

2001

338

#127

2002

250

#158

2003

207

#188

2004

166

#222

2005

143

#244

2006

106

#331

2007

#382

2008

#445

2009

#410

2010

#505

2011

#558

2012

#578

2013

#775

2014

#670

2015

#824

2016

#1,162

Meaning

Numerology of Craig

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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