Recorded 1941–2005 Boys' name Peak 1972 371 births

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.

1940s321950s851960s1021970s811980s441990s222000s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Craige was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

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 2005

Total births

371

Since 1941

65 years of records

Peak year

1972

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1941

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2005

Craige popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1941

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1972)
18
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 200519881979197219661959195219451941 5

Craige by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
102 births that decade — 27% of Craige's all-time total
1940s321950s851960s1021970s811980s441990s222000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Craige?
371 babies have been named Craige since 1941. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1972 with 18 births.
When was Craige most popular?
Craige was most popular in the 1960s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Craige been used?
Craige has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 65 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Craige?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Craig, Crawford, Crayton, Craven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.