Crae vs Craig

Side-by-side comparison of Crae and Craig — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Crae

Boy name

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Name B

Craig

Boy name · Rank #1833

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Metric Crae Craig
Current Rank Unranked #1833
Total Births (all years) 8 299,522
Peak Year 1993 1960
Peak Year Births 8 10,720
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Crae Craig
1880ss — 17
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 78
1910ss — 454
1920ss — 907
1930ss — 1,946
1940ss — 20,289
1950ss — 69,480
1960ss — 84,711
1970ss — 58,795
1980ss — 38,102
1990ss 8 16,105
2000ss — 5,542
2010ss — 2,469
2020ss — 597

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Crae Craig
2014 — 228
2015 — 236
2016 — 237
2017 — 209
2018 — 161
2019 — 205
2020 — 149
2021 — 125
2022 — 121
2023 — 114
2024 — 88

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1993–1993.

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