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Creig

100% boys · last recorded 1996

Creig has been given to about 381 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 313
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Creig per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time381

How popular is Creig?

Its best year was 1961, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 1965th. The typical living American called Creig is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Creig

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Craig0.78
  2. Kraig0.73
  3. Crew0.53
  4. Creed0.53
  5. Cris0.53
  6. Kermit0.49
  7. Kris0.48
  8. Krew0.48

Middle names for Creig

Ranked by flow score
  1. Creig Thomas0.74
  2. Creig James0.74
  3. Creig Miles0.70
  4. Creig Wilder0.69
  5. Creig Cole0.59
  6. Creig Paul0.55

Sibling names for Creig

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.66
  2. Rockybrother · 0.66
  3. Pennysister · 0.66
  4. Margosister · 0.65
  5. Jaybrother · 0.62
  6. Tonybrother · 0.60

Where Creig is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Creig Evans0.73
    2. Creig Edwards0.73
    3. Creig Anderson0.73
    4. Creig Allen0.73
    5. Creig Adams0.73
    6. Creig Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Creig

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.