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.
30% of everyone ever named Creig was born in this single decade.
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 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Creig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1942
- Peak year (1961)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
381 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 18 births in a single year.
Creig by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 116 births that decade — 30% of Creig's all-time total
Creig decade highlights
- Peak decade 116 births
- Runner-up 100 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Creig's strongest decade
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% 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, 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.