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Baby name

Craig

Boy

Origin of the name

Craig comes from a Scottish word meaning “rock.”

Classic name

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1960 was its best year: 10,724 births, or 1 baby in 387. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 133 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1644.
299,616births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 41rank at its peak, in 1960

Where babies named Craig are born

1960

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The darker the blue, the more common Craig is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Craig is most common in Iowa (2.1 times), Utah (1.8) and South Dakota (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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