Boys' name · since 1956

Krag

22 babies named Krag in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,267 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1956
1960s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Krag since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krag has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1968.

  • #28,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1956
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krag ranks #28,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.

#28,267 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1956
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Krag's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Krag's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Krag's full recorded timeline at 1961, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Krag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1968

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 1956195919611968 6

Krag by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

1960s was Krag's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Krag births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krag? ▼
Krag has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,267 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1968. 6 babies were born in 1961, its single highest year.
Where does Krag sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krag ranks #28,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Krag most popular? ▼
Krag was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Krag been used? ▼
Krag has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 13 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Krag? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kraig, Kramer, Kratos, Kraven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Krag

Nearby Names Like Krag

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Krag

Kraig Boy
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Kramer Boy
#8992 508 births
Kratos Boy
#8081 191 births
Kraven Boy
#4030 171 births
Krayton Boy
87 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Krag: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1956–1968 (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 Krag 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.