Craig

"Rock, crag โ€” from Scottish Gaelic creag"

โ™‚ Male ยท Scottish, Gaelic, English, Australian

๐Ÿ“– About Craig

Craig is a Scottish Gaelic name meaning "rock," from the landscape word for a rocky outcrop. One of Australia's most dominant boys' names of the 1960s (peaking at #8 in 1969 with 1,000+ births), it embodies one-syllable Scottish strength and directness.

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โญ Famous People

  • Daniel Craig โ€” English actor who redefined James Bond with a grittier, more physical portrayal across five films from Casino Royale to No Time to Die
  • Craig David โ€” British singer and songwriter who burst onto the scene with "Fill Me In" and the album Born to Do It, a pioneer of UK garage and R&B
  • Craig Lowndes โ€” Australian motorsport legend and three-time Supercars champion, one of the most successful drivers in Bathurst 1000 history
  • Craig Venter โ€” American biotechnologist who led a private effort to sequence the human genome and later created the first synthetic life form

๐Ÿ“Š Popularity Over Time

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

1950s
#24
1960s
#8
1970s
#11
1980s
#24
1990s
#79