Craig
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning rock or crag.
How Craig has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #912 |
| 2016 | #908 |
| 2017 | #984 |
Craig by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Craig. In the US, 207 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,718 babies in 1960, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Craig. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Craig
Names that are said the same way as Craig, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kraigrocky crag; a form of Craig7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Craig, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Craig, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Craig
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