How Many People Are Named Creig?
An estimated 312 people in the United States have the first name Creig. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Creig peaked in popularity in 1961 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Creig as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Creig paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
312
About 1 in 1,098,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1961
18 births
Total Registered
381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Creig
Creig is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 381 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Creig as a male name
Ranked #9,273 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1961 (18 births)
Creig: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Creig span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 116 babies were registered. Creig has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Creig by Decade
How has Creig tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Creig + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Creig as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Creig: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Creig?
We estimate approximately 312 people named Creig are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,098,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Creig a common name?
Creig is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Creig most popular?
Creig reached peak popularity in 1961, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Creig is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Creig a male name?
Creig is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Creig Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Creig Smith, Creig Johnson, Creig Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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