Boys' name · since 1987
Kreigh
Kreigh has 14 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Kreigh since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kreigh has 14 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1989.
- #31,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kreigh ranks #31,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kreigh's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Kreigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kreigh's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 7 births recorded.
Kreigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1989
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Kreigh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Kreigh's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kreigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Kreigh by state
Where Kreigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 10 | 71.4% |
10 of 14 births nationwide.
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- Indiana records the most Kreighs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kreigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
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, 1987–1989 (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 Kreigh 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.