Recorded 1956–1991 Boys' name Peak 1985 308 births

Criag — boys' name

308 babies named Criag in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s551970s1111980s1171990s11
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Criag was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

19 babies were named Criag in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Criag

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Criag between 1956 and 1991, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Criag currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Criag performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Criag shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Criag 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 308 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.

Criag at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

308

Since 1956

36 years of records

Peak year

1985

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1956

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1991

Criag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1956

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1985)
19
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 199119871983197919751971196619611956 5

Criag by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 38% of Criag's all-time total
1950s141960s551970s1111980s1171990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Criag?
308 babies have been named Criag since 1956. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1985 with 19 births.
When was Criag most popular?
Criag was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Criag been used?
Criag has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 36 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Criag?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristian, Cristopher, Cristobal, Cristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1956–1991 (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.