Recorded 1942–1996 Boys' name Peak 1961 381 births

Creig — boys' name

381 babies named Creig in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s491950s1001960s1161970s661980s451990s5
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Creig was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

18 babies were named Creig in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Creig

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Creig between 1942 and 1996, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Creig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Creig performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Creig shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Creig 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 381 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.

Creig at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

381

Since 1942

55 years of records

Peak year

1961

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1942

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1996

Creig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1942

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1961)
18
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 19961982197419681961195519491942 7

Creig by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
116 births that decade — 30% of Creig's all-time total
1940s491950s1001960s1161970s661980s451990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Creig?
381 babies have been named Creig since 1942. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1961 with 18 births.
When was Creig most popular?
Creig was most popular in the 1960s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Creig been used?
Creig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 55 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Creig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crew, Creed, Creighton, Cree, 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, 1942–1996 (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.