Recorded 1987–1989 Boys' name Peak 1987 14 births

Kreigh — boys' name

14 babies named Kreigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s14
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kreigh was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kreigh in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kreigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Kreigh between 1987 and 1989, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kreigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kreigh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kreigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kreigh 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 14 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.

Kreigh at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

14

Since 1987

3 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1987

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1989

Kreigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1987

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
7 19891987 7

Kreigh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 100% of Kreigh's all-time total
1980s14

Kreigh by state

Where Kreigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kreigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
10 71.4%
Indiana share of Kreigh's total US births 71.4%

10 of 14 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kreigh?
14 babies have been named Kreigh since 1987. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Kreigh most popular?
Kreigh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Kreigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kreigh are Indiana (10 births).
How long has the name Kreigh been used?
Kreigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 3 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Kreigh?
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, 1987–1989 (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.