Recorded 1965–1994 Boys' name Peak 1985 43 births

Krieg — boys' name

43 babies named Krieg in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s261990s12
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Krieg was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Krieg in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krieg

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Krieg between 1965 and 1994, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Krieg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krieg performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Krieg shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krieg 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 43 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.

Krieg at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

43

Since 1965

30 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1965

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1994

Krieg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1965

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 1994199219891988198519841965 5

Krieg by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 60% of Krieg's all-time total
1960s51980s261990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krieg?
43 babies have been named Krieg since 1965. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Krieg most popular?
Krieg was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Krieg been used?
Krieg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 30 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Krieg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristopher, Kristian, Kris, Kristofer, 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, 1965–1994 (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.