boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Creed

Meaning From the Old English personal name Creoda Gender Boy Rank 2025 #663 Trend ↑ Rising 73%

From the Old English personal name Creoda.

Rank 2025
#663
among boys · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
413
named Creed · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,136
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
467 babies
All-time total
5,925
#1,605 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Creed popularity over time

5,925 babies have been named Creed 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
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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 – 33 33 3 – #713
1890s – 27 27 3 -18% #812
1900s – 12 12 1 -56% #1,094
1910s – 155 155 16 +1192% #942
1920s – 223 223 22 +44% #1,287
1930s – 136 136 14 -39% #1,617
1940s – 128 128 13 -6% #1,798
1950s – 109 109 11 -15% #1,798
1960s – 84 84 8 -23% #2,145
1970s – 112 112 11 +33% #2,219
1980s – 93 93 9 -17% #3,129
1990s – 171 171 17 +84% #2,516
2000s – 690 690 69 +304% #1,405
2010s – 1,556 1,556 156 +126% #855
2020s (to 2025) 5 2,391 2,396 399 +157% #610

Where Creed 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 453 0.27 outside top 500
2027 491 0.29 outside top 500
2028 525 0.31 outside top 500
2029 555 0.33 outside top 500
2030 583 0.34 outside top 500

Where Creed is most popular

Boys named Creed per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.243 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

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 Creed 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
West Virginia 42 1.29 +430%
Oklahoma 104 1.18 +384%
Nebraska 44 1.01 +317%
Missouri 134 0.967 +298%
Mississippi 49 0.862 +255%
Louisiana 75 0.733 +202%
Arkansas 45 0.711 +193%
South Dakota 13 0.699 +188%
Kansas 45 0.656 +170%
Kentucky 65 0.648 +167%
Iowa 44 0.638 +163%
North Dakota 10 0.586 +141%
Indiana 75 0.468 +93%
Ohio 120 0.453 +86%
Idaho 18 0.440 +81%
Tennessee 73 0.404 +67%
Alabama 44 0.402 +66%
Georgia 89 0.351 +45%
Wisconsin 41 0.346 +43%
Utah 28 0.293 +21%
Texas 234 0.266 +9%
North Carolina 66 0.258 +6%
Virginia 49 0.258 +6%
Minnesota 31 0.253 ≈ national
South Carolina 23 0.223 -8%
Michigan 44 0.215 -12%
Pennsylvania 56 0.211 -13%
Illinois 53 0.207 -15%
Maryland 20 0.168 -31%
Washington 24 0.147 -40%
Florida 67 0.142 -42%
Arizona 18 0.110 -55%
Colorado 14 0.108 -55%
California 47 0.051 -79%
New York 11 0.025 -90%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -90%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Creed

Creed is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #663 in 2025 with 413 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,925 American babies have been named Creed. Its peak came in 2024, when 467 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Creed stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Creed?

The median living Creed is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 5,200 people named Creed are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Creed 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 – – 413 #663
2024 – – 467 #610
2023 – – 404 #672
2022 – – 422 #653
2021 – – 391 #681
2020 5 #15,652 294 #791
2019 – – 260 #855
2018 – – 215 #964
2017 – – 196 #1,025
2016 – – 207 #986
2015 – – 131 #1,342
2014 – – 138 #1,287
2013 – – 129 #1,327
2012 – – 116 #1,431
2011 – – 75 #1,872
2010 – – 89 #1,717
2009 – – 93 #1,690
2008 – – 76 #1,902
2007 – – 67 #2,054
2006 – – 66 #2,017
2005 – – 60 #2,064
2004 – – 57 #2,081
2003 – – 69 #1,750
2002 – – 59 #1,896
2001 – – 89 #1,405
2000 – – 54 #1,930
1995 – – 21 #3,211
1990 – – 13 #4,215
1985 – – 10 #4,108
1980 – – 14 #3,129
1975 – – 7 #4,403
1970 – – 10 #3,108
1965 – – 6 #3,601
1960 – – 15 #2,145
1955 – – 8 #3,016
1950 – – 11 #2,341
1945 – – 10 #2,280
1940 – – 13 #2,005
1935 – – 14 #1,952
1930 – – 15 #1,985
1925 – – 19 #1,818
1920 – – 20 #1,768
1915 – – 23 #1,421
1910 – – 12 #942
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 7 #763

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Creed?

The median living Creed is about 6 years old. Half of all living Creeds are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Creed are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Creed are alive in the United States, based on 5,925 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Creed mean?

From the Old English personal name Creoda.

How popular is the name Creed in 2025?

Creed ranked #663 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 413 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Creed?

5,925 babies have been named Creed in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Creed most popular?

Creed peaked in 2024, when 467 newborns received the name.

Is Creed a boy or girl name?

Creed is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Creed rising or falling?

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

Will Creed become more popular?

Creed is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 583 boys named Creed in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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