Craig vs Jarrod
Craig and Jarrodcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1991, Craig was ranked #97 and Jarrod #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1992, Craig was ranked #90 and Jarrod #72 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Craig was ranked #1705 and Jarrod #4275 among boys in England and Wales.
Craig and Jarrod over time
Craig and Jarrod appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Craig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jarrod in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Craig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jarrod in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Craig #81 in 1996, Jarrod #490 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Craig held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Jarrod in 0.
Highest recorded here: Craig #81 in 1996, Jarrod #490 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Craig #1705, Jarrod #4275.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Craig | Jarrod |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Scottish surname derived from Gaelic 'creag', meaning 'crag, rocks, outcrop' — originally denoting someone who lived near a crag. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹeɪɡ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Craig has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (surname origin)); Jarrod does not have one recorded yet.
- Craig has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Jarrod.
- A meaning is recorded for Craig; Jarrod doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Craig
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1992
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in New Zealand, in 1971 (recorded 1954–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Jarrod
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #96 among boys in New Zealand in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2001
Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1988–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys