Boys' name · since 1916
Craven
Craven has 371 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,133 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Craven is the #12133 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 371 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Craven has been recorded 371 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #12133 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #9,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,133 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Craven ranks #9,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,133 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,133 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Craven's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Craven compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Craven's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Craven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Craven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Craven's full recorded timeline at 1951, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Craven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Craven by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Craven's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Craven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (19% of all-time use).
Craven by state
Where Craven concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 111 | 29.9% |
111 of 371 births nationwide.
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What to do with Craven's data
- Craven's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Cravens (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Craven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Craven draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.