Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1924

Crawford

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,097 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,097
among boys · ↑471 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
78
named Crawford · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,401
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1924
88 babies
All-time total
4,766
#1,857 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Crawford popularity over time

4,766 babies have been named Crawford since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 114 114 11 – #465
1890s – 118 118 12 +4% #443
1900s – 147 147 15 +25% #479
1910s – 551 551 55 +275% #599
1920s – 643 643 64 +17% #697
1930s – 459 459 46 -29% #744
1940s – 436 436 44 -5% #859
1950s – 405 405 41 -7% #927
1960s – 265 265 27 -35% #1,317
1970s – 148 148 15 -44% #2,055
1980s – 156 156 16 +5% #2,378
1990s – 179 179 18 +15% #2,876
2000s – 227 227 23 +27% #3,170
2010s 19 512 531 53 +134% #2,051
2020s (to 2025) 37 350 387 65 +21% #2,097

Where Crawford is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 69 0.04 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

Where Crawford is most popular

Boys named Crawford per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Crawford born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 18 0.165 +389%
South Carolina 10 0.097 +187%
Texas 83 0.094 +180%
Georgia 16 0.063 +87%
Florida 6 0.013 -62%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Crawford

Crawford is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,097 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,766 American babies have been named Crawford. Its peak came in 1924, when 88 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Crawford stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Crawford?

The median living Crawford is about 28 years old; half are between 9 and 65. An estimated 2,400 people named Crawford are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Crawford year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,158 70 #2,097
2024 7 #12,451 52 #2,568
2023 8 #11,417 52 #2,549
2022 8 #11,437 63 #2,274
2021 6 #13,877 54 #2,471
2020 – – 59 #2,298
2019 – – 69 #2,092
2018 – – 70 #2,051
2017 – – 51 #2,497
2016 – – 57 #2,307
2015 6 #14,923 63 #2,172
2014 6 #14,997 61 #2,211
2013 – – 36 #3,067
2012 7 #13,816 42 #2,826
2011 – – 33 #3,320
2010 – – 30 #3,552
2009 – – 22 #4,458
2008 – – 33 #3,356
2007 – – 27 #3,804
2006 – – 19 #4,712
2005 – – 18 #4,668
2004 – – 31 #3,170
2003 – – 27 #3,375
2002 – – 12 #5,796
2001 – – 18 #4,331
2000 – – 20 #3,939
1995 – – 12 #4,850
1990 – – 18 #3,335
1985 – – 10 #4,107
1980 – – 15 #2,986
1975 – – 16 #2,554
1970 – – 15 #2,417
1965 – – 25 #1,568
1960 – – 35 #1,343
1955 – – 38 #1,223
1950 – – 55 #927
1945 – – 36 #1,088
1940 – – 54 #859
1935 – – 41 #997
1930 – – 73 #744
1925 – – 62 #845
1920 – – 62 #865
1915 – – 66 #736
1910 – – 20 #660
1905 – – 20 #509
1900 – – 23 #479
1895 – – 11 #648
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 8 #716
1880 – – 8 #695

Famous people named Crawford

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Crawford Long Crawford Long American physician (1815–1878) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Crawford, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Crawford?

The median living Crawford is about 28 years old. Half of all living Crawfords are between 9 and 65 years old.

How many people named Crawford are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Crawford are alive in the United States, based on 4,766 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Crawford in 2025?

Crawford ranked #2,097 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Crawford?

4,766 babies have been named Crawford in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Crawford most popular?

Crawford peaked in 1924, when 88 newborns received the name.

Is Crawford a boy or girl name?

Crawford is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Crawford rising or falling?

Crawford is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Crawford become more popular?

Crawford looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 boys named Crawford in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Crawford?

Well-known people named Crawford include Crawford Long (physician).

Names like Crawford

Names that sound and feel close to Crawford: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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