as a First Name
From a nickname from the Gaelic word creag ‘rock’, or in some cases a transferred use of the Scottish surname derived as a local name from this word. Though still particularly popular in Scotland, the given name is now used throughout the English-speaking world and is chosen by many people who have no connection with Scotland.
| 165th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 356,421
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Craig per capita
- 1970
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
23%
55+
55+
60%
30-54
30-54
13%
13-29
13-29
4%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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