Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Craig

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Craig
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 99.2% from peak

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

10,720

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

99.2%

2024

All-time

299,522

Craig once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 10,720 boys were named Craig.

In 2024, only 88 boys were given the name.

Down 99.2% from its peak.

All told, about 299,522 Americans have been named Craig and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 99.2% from peak

In 1960:10,720 boys named Craig

In 2024:88 boys named Craig

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