# Craig (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/craig/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “rock” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɛɡ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 300,628 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 299,616 / 1,012 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,476, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From craig (“rock”).

## What it means

Craig is grouped under mountain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | 4,362 |
| 1981 | 25 | 3,357 |
| 1982 | 19 | 4,050 |
| 1983 | 28 | 2,994 |
| 1984 | 26 | 3,246 |
| 1985 | 19 | 4,162 |
| 1986 | 22 | 3,780 |
| 1987 | 25 | 3,540 |
| 1988 | 23 | 3,915 |
| 1989 | 12 | 6,627 |
| 1990 | 14 | 6,193 |
| 1991 | 6 | 11,827 |
| 1992 | 5 | 13,746 |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,893 |
| 1996 | 5 | 13,976 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 272 | 806 |
| 2012 | 291 | 778 |
| 2013 | 268 | 814 |
| 2014 | 228 | 931 |
| 2015 | 237 | 910 |
| 2016 | 238 | 905 |
| 2017 | 210 | 980 |
| 2018 | 161 | 1,181 |
| 2019 | 205 | 1,013 |
| 2020 | 149 | 1,245 |
| 2021 | 125 | 1,444 |
| 2022 | 121 | 1,499 |
| 2023 | 115 | 1,531 |
| 2024 | 88 | 1,836 |
| 2025 | 102 | 1,644 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63 | 557 |
| 2012 | 62 | 577 |
| 2013 | 41 | 771 |
| 2014 | 50 | 670 |
| 2015 | 38 | 821 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1,157 |
| 2017 | 25 | 1,124 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1,786 |
| 2019 | 21 | 1,217 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,492 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,688 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,325 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,263 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,705 |

## People named Craig

- Craig Mello, American biologist
- Craig David, British singer (born 1981)
- Craig Venter, American biotechnologist and businessman (1946–2026)
- Craig Ferguson, British actor
- Craig T. Nelson, American actor and comedian (born 1944)
- Craig Goodwin, Australian association footballer
- Craig Robinson, American actor and comedian (born 1971)
- Craig Dawson, English association football player
- Craig Gardner, English association football player (born 1986)
- Craig Bierko, American actor and singer
- Craig Sheffer, American film and television actor
- Craig Jones, American musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.