Graig

A boy's name of Welsh origin with 1,336 recorded U.S. births.

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Meaning & Origin

A place in Wales: A suburb of Burry Port, Pembrey and Burry Port Town community, Carmarthenshire . A hamlet in Llansanffraid Glan Conwy community, Conwy borough . A hamlet in Tremeirchion community, Denbighshire . A community (civil parish) in the City of Newport. A suburb in Pontypridd community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough . A hamlet in Glyntraian community, Wrexham borough .

Graig is a boy's baby name of Welsh origin, from the Welsh craig meaning 'rock' or crag — a natural feature name evoking the rugged landscape of Wales.

Graig is a Welsh variant of Craig, maintaining the original Welsh spelling that preceded the anglicized form. It has the solid, grounded quality of rock imagery combined with the lyrical character of Welsh names. Several villages in Wales bear this name, giving it deep geographical roots.

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In the American context, Graig is a boy's name with several decades of recorded use (1944–2013). Its Welsh roots connect it to a broader naming tradition, but in practice, American usage often reshapes names — adding nicknames, shifting pronunciation, and building new associations that diverge from the original cultural context.

Though no longer in the top 1,000, Graig’s 1,336 recorded births mean it has left a mark. Every name carries the accumulated identity of the people who have worn it — and Graig has decades of that history.

At a Glance

1,336

Total births

Since 1944

1979

Peak

64 births

1944

First recorded

70 years of data

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Popularity Over Time

Graig has 56+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1944.

First appeared: 1944Peak: 1979 (64 births)

Popularity by Decade

Decade-by-decade popularity data for Graig
Decade	Births	Avg Rank	Trend
2010s	13	#10615	—
2000s	13	#9153	▼
1990s	85	#6475	▼
1980s	350	#1962	▼
1970s	455	#1330	▲
1960s	234	#1687	▲
1950s	143	#2220	▲
1940s	43	#3056	—

The Story of Graig

A Gen X name

Peaking in 1979, Graig is a Gen X staple. Boys named Graig are most likely born between 1969 and 1989.

How rare is Graig?

With 1,336 total births on record, Graig remains a rare and distinctive pick.

The journey through the decades

First appeared in the records in 1944, grew steadily over the decades, peaked in the 1970s with 455 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.

Graig by the numbers

Would fill 28 school buses
Meeting one Graig per day would take 3.7 years

Year-by-Year Data

View complete yearly data(56 years, 1944–2013)

Year-by-year popularity data for the name Graig
Year	Births	Rank	Change
2013	6	#11203	-1 (-14.3%)
2010	7	#10027	+1 (16.7%)
2002	6	#9801	-1 (-14.3%)
2000	7	#8505	+2 (40.0%)
1999	5	#10491	0
1998	5	#10177	-1 (-16.7%)
1996	6	#8300	-3 (-33.3%)
1993	9	#5923	-2 (-18.2%)
1992	11	#5003	-14 (-56.0%)
1991	25	#2704	+1 (4.2%)
1990	24	#2727	+9 (60.0%)
1989	15	#3691	-2 (-11.8%)
1988	17	#3124	-17 (-50.0%)
1987	34	#1876	+2 (6.3%)
1986	32	#1889	-1 (-3.0%)
1985	33	#1811	-10 (-23.3%)
1984	43	#1467	-2 (-4.4%)
1983	45	#1407	+1 (2.3%)
1982	44	#1448	+1 (2.3%)
1981	43	#1466	-1 (-2.3%)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Graig a boy's or girl's name?

Graig is primarily a boy's name.

When was Graig most popular?

Graig reached its peak popularity in 1979 with 64 births that year. It is not currently in the top rankings.

How popular is the name Graig?

Graig is not currently in the top rankings but has been given to 1,336 babies in the U.S. since 1944. Its peak was in 1979.

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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1944–2013