Cranston vs Craig

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

Name A

Cranston

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Name B

Craig

Boy name · Rank #1837

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Metric Cranston Craig
Current Rank Unranked #1837
Total Births (all years) 364 299,616
Peak Year 1990 1960
Peak Year Births 12 10,724
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Cranston Craig
1880s - 17
1890s - 30
1900s - 78
1910s 14 454
1920s 26 907
1930s - 1,946
1940s 65 20,289
1950s 83 69,481
1960s 63 84,712
1970s 36 58,787
1980s 36 38,095
1990s 25 16,105
2000s 11 5,543
2010s 5 2,472
2020s - 700

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cranston Craig
2014 - 228
2015 - 237
2016 - 238
2017 - 210
2018 - 161
2019 - 205
2020 - 149
2021 - 125
2022 - 121
2023 - 115
2024 - 88
2025 - 102

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, 1917–2010.

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