Recorded 1954–1996 Boys' name Peak 1993 180 births

Kreig — boys' name

180 babies named Kreig in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s271970s71980s641990s63
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kreig was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kreig in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kreig

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Kreig between 1954 and 1996, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kreig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kreig performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kreig shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kreig in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kreig 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 180 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.

Kreig at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

180

Since 1954

43 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1954

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kreig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1954

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19961993199019871984196219551954 5

Kreig by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 36% of Kreig's all-time total
1950s191960s271970s71980s641990s63

Kreig by state

Where Kreig concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kreig
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.8%
Ohio share of Kreig's total US births 2.8%

5 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kreig?
180 babies have been named Kreig since 1954. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Kreig most popular?
Kreig was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kreig most popular?
The top states for the name Kreig are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kreig been used?
Kreig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 43 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kreig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krew, Kreed, Kreg, Kree, 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, 1954–1996 (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.