boy's name

Kraig

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 6,010

Kraig is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1968, when 212 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1939.

Kraig over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

1,845
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kraig by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 7
1940s 132
1950s 707
1960s 1,845
1970s 1,245
1980s 1,060
1990s 679
2000s 200
2010s 70
2020s (to 2020) 6

How popular is Kraig?

In 2020, Kraig was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kraig is used

Canada #1,836 6 in 1999
England & Wales #3,402 3 in 2000
United States #10,948 6 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kraig

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kraig also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kraig over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kraig

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kraig — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kraig

How popular is the name Kraig?

In 2020, Kraig was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kraig a girl's or a boy's name?

Kraig is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kraig most popular?

Kraig peaked in 1968, when 212 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.