Craige — boys' name
371 babies named Craige in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
27% of everyone ever named Craige was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Craige in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Craige
The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Craige between 1941 and 2005, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Craige currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Craige performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Craige shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Craige in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 371 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Craige at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Craige popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1941
- Peak year (1972)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2005.
371 total births across 65 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 18 births in a single year.
Craige by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 102 births that decade — 27% of Craige's all-time total
Craige decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 85 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Craige's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.