Names Like Craig — Find Similar Baby Names
Craig is a 5-letter Scottish boys' name meaning “Dwells At The Crag”. This page collects 111 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cai and Cain, Scottish cousins like Abhainn and Abhainn, Aibne, rhyming names ending in -aig like Haig and Carraig, and names sharing the “dwells” concept like Ackley and Aisly.
For the full Craig profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Craig page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Craig
24 baby names that differ from Craig by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai | 2 | Female | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cain | 2 | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Caraid | 2 | Friend | Irish | Female |
| Carraig | 2 | From The Rocky Headland | Irish | Male |
| Chaim | 2 | Crooked | Scottish | Male |
| Chait | 2 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Chang | 2 | Free; Uninhibited | Chinese | Female |
| Cabe | 3 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cace | 3 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cacia | 3 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cade | 3 | English | Male | |
| Cadi | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cadie | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | 3 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cahir | 3 | Wamor | Irish | Male |
| Caine | 3 | Place Name Unrelated To The Biblical Cain. | English | Male |
| Caius | 3 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Cal | 3 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cala | 3 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Calais | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Cale | 3 | Bold | English | Male |
| Calin | 3 | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | 3 | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
| Caly | 3 | Slender | Irish | Male |
More Scottish Names
24 baby names that share Craig’s Scottish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abhainn | River | Male |
| Abhainn, Aibne | River ACAIR, AKIR, ACAISEID | Male |
| Acair | Anchor | Male |
| Acaiseid | Anchor | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Male |
| Adaira | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adairia | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adhamh | Of The Earth | Male |
| Aibne | River | Male |
| Ail | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Aila | From The Strong Place | Female |
| Ailbert | Noble | Male |
| Ailean | Handsome | Male |
| Aileana | From The Green Meadow | Female |
| Aileene | Variant Of Evelyn. | Female |
| Ailein | From The Green Meadow | Male |
| Aillig | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Ainslee | My Meadow | Female |
| Akir | Anchor | Male |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Female |
| Alasdair | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Alastair | Defender Of Man | Male |
| Alec | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Aleck | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Craig
24 names that share Craig's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Craig's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Craig
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Craig.
Names That Rhyme with Craig
3 baby names that share Craig's last 3 letters — -aig. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Craig
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Craig — Cra-. Good for parents who like Craig's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craita | Marigold | Romanian | Female |
| Cranly | From The Crane Meadow | English | Male |
| Cradawg | Mythical Son Of Bran | Celtic | Male |
| Cranley | From The Crane Meadow | English | Male |
| Crannog | Lake Dweller | Scottish | Male |
| Crayton | Border Dweller. | Scottish | Male |
| Crandall | From The Crane Valley | English | Male |
| Crandell | From The Crane Valley | English | Male |
| Cranleah | From The Crane Meadow | English | Male |
| Cranston | From The Crane Estate | English | Male |
| Cranstun | From The Crane Estate | English | Male |
| Crawford | From The Crow's Ford | English | Male |