Given name & surname
Craige
“from the rocks; from the crag”
Craige is a variant of Craig. One interpretation is “from the rocks; from the crag.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Craige is a variant of Craig. One interpretation is “from the rocks; from the crag.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Craige through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 371
- 371 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 342 as a first name in 2020; 358 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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