Craig

Where Craig comes from

From craig (“rock”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Craig
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Craig Mello born
    American biologist
  3. 1970
    Peak, #39
    9,364 babies named Craig — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #64.
  5. 1981
    Craig David born
    British singer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Craig Mello · American biologist, born 1960
  • Craig David · British singer, born 1981
  • Craig Bellamy · Welsh association football manager, born 1979
  • Craig Venter · American biotechnologist and businessman, 1946–2026
  • Craig Gordon · Scottish association football player, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.