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

Boy name

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Name B

Craig

Boy name · Rank #1833

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Metric Cranston Craig
Current Rank Unranked #1833
Total Births (all years) 364 299,522
Peak Year 1958 1960
Peak Year Births 12 10,720
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Cranston Craig
1880ss — 17
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 78
1910ss 14 454
1920ss 26 907
1930ss — 1,946
1940ss 65 20,289
1950ss 83 69,480
1960ss 63 84,711
1970ss 36 58,795
1980ss 36 38,102
1990ss 25 16,105
2000ss 11 5,542
2010ss 5 2,469
2020ss — 597

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cranston 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, 1917–2010.

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