How Many People Are Named Criag?
An estimated 283 people in the United States have the first name Criag. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Criag peaked in popularity in 1985 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Criag 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 Criag paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
283
About 1 in 1,211,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1985
19 births
Total Registered
308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Criag
Criag is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 308 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Criag as a male name
Ranked #8,436 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1985 (19 births)
Criag: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Criag span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 117 babies were registered. Criag has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Criag by Decade
How has Criag 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.
Criag + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Criag as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Criag: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Criag?
We estimate approximately 283 people named Criag 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 1,211,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Criag a common name?
Criag is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Criag most popular?
Criag reached peak popularity in 1985, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Criag is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Criag a male name?
Criag is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Criag Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Criag Smith, Criag Johnson, Criag 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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