Given name & surname
Graig
“from the rocks; from the crag”·“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
In English use, Graig has a related form in Craig. One interpretation is “from the rocks; from the crag.” Graig is a variant of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Graig has a related form in Craig. One interpretation is “from the rocks; from the crag.” Graig is a variant of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Graig is a variant of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Graig is a variant of Gregory. The history of Gregory gives this family its wider story. Gregory’s historical associations include a number of early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Graig through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,336
- 1,336 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 64 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 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,187 as a first name in 2020; 242 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.
Graig’s family of names
Graig has a related form in Gregory. In English usage, Graig has a related form in Craig.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Graig
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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