Kraig
Boy · KRAYG · Scottish
Kraig is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “rock, crag”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kraig mean?
Scottish: K-spelling of Craig, from Gaelic creag
“rock, crag”
A K-spelling of Craig, a Scottish surname taken from place names based on Gaelic creag, a rocky outcrop.
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Is Kraig a girl's or a boy's name?
Kraig is a boys' name.
How popular is Kraig in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 boys.
Kraig in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Kraig in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1968, with 212 boys. It first appears in the records in 1939.
Half of all the boys named Kraig in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kraig in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,549 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,554 |
| 1994 | 68 | #1,417 |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,507 |
| 1992 | 94 | #1,131 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 116 | #966 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,041 |
| 1988 | 133 | #818 |
| 1987 | 120 | #851 |
| 1986 | 116 | #840 |
| 1985 | 105 | #884 |
| 1984 | 110 | #835 |
| 1983 | 96 | #895 |
| 1982 | 105 | #868 |
| 1981 | 87 | #964 |
| 1980 | 90 | #945 |
| 1979 | 103 | #855 |
| 1978 | 90 | #908 |
| 1977 | 81 | #949 |
| 1976 | 93 | #866 |
| 1975 | 110 | #792 |
| 1974 | 99 | #807 |
| 1973 | 125 | #719 |
| 1972 | 152 | #646 |
| 1971 | 180 | #619 |
| 1970 | 212 | #556 |
| 1969 | 189 | #570 |
| 1968 | 212 | #522 |
| 1967 | 172 | #577 |
| 1966 | 164 | #587 |
| 1965 | 192 | #554 |
| 1964 | 183 | #585 |
| 1963 | 181 | #587 |
| 1962 | 205 | #549 |
| 1961 | 186 | #581 |
| 1960 | 161 | #614 |
| 1959 | 122 | #690 |
| 1958 | 125 | #681 |
| 1957 | 75 | #872 |
| 1956 | 79 | #839 |
| 1955 | 70 | #884 |
| 1954 | 54 | #1,019 |
| 1953 | 67 | #877 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,110 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,194 |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,347 |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,610 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,335 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
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