Creed
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088
- #663 for boys in 2025, 413 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 467 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,920since 1880
Creed over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Creed has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #663 | 413 | |
| 2024 | — | #610 | 467 | |
| 2023 | — | #672 | 404 | |
| 2022 | — | #653 | 422 | |
| 2021 | — | #681 | 391 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #790 | 294 |
| 2019 | — | #855 | 260 | |
| 2018 | — | #964 | 215 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,025 | 196 | |
| 2016 | — | #985 | 207 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,340 | 131 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,285 | 138 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,326 | 129 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,428 | 116 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,866 | 75 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,713 | 89 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,688 | 93 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,899 | 76 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,051 | 67 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,010 | 66 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,061 | 60 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,075 | 57 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,749 | 69 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,888 | 59 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,400 | 89 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,924 | 54 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,510 | 35 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,708 | 19 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,185 | 15 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,191 | 21 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,290 | 14 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,748 | 16 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,231 | 13 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,167 | 13 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,521 | 13 | |
| 1986 | — | #5,332 | 7 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,925 | 10 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,593 | 8 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,810 | 10 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,202 | 21 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,622 | 8 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,791 | 20 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,207 | 13 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,367 | 11 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,143 | 12 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,145 | 12 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,333 | 10 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,569 | 23 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,692 | 21 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,404 | 27 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,532 | 25 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,816 | 19 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,505 | 22 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Creed was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Creed is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#171 · 1 in 480
- North Dakota#226 · 1 in 671
- Nebraska#244 · 1 in 882
- Kentucky#281 · 1 in 1,081
- Missouri#281 · 1 in 1,159
Best ever in a state: #155 in Oklahoma, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #171 | 8 | 1 in 480 |
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 10 | 1 in 882 |
| Kentucky | #281 | 19 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Missouri | #281 | 24 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Oklahoma | #328 | 14 | 1 in 1,263 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Iowa | #331 | 11 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 9 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Mississippi | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Wisconsin | #411 | 12 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Tennessee | #430 | 18 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Georgia | #482 | 22 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Alabama | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,152 |
| Louisiana | #487 | 9 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Ohio | #513 | 20 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Maryland | #516 | 9 | 1 in 2,544 |
| Texas | #575 | 54 | 1 in 3,242 |
| North Carolina | #621 | 15 | 1 in 3,431 |
| Indiana | #668 | 9 | 1 in 3,518 |
| South Carolina | #668 | 6 | 1 in 3,533 |
| Virginia | #670 | 10 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Pennsylvania | #742 | 11 | 1 in 4,751 |
| Michigan | #829 | 8 | 1 in 5,024 |
| Arizona | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,454 |
| Florida | #912 | 15 | 1 in 6,369 |
| Washington | #999 | 5 | 1 in 6,560 |
| New Jersey | #1,022 | 5 | 1 in 7,953 |
| Illinois | #1,023 | 7 | 1 in 7,079 |
| California | #1,687 | 9 | 1 in 19,497 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Creed
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 53 spots since 2024 (#610 → #663)
- 127 spots since 2020 (#790 → #663)
- Biggest jump: 355 spots in 2016
- Biggest drop: 609 spots in 1911
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #610 (467 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,689
- Highest: 1 in 3,689 boys born in 2024 were named Creed (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,136 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 40.4% of all boys named Creed (2,391) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | #701 (1884) | #803 |
| 1890s | 27 | #792 (1892) | #860 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,141 |
| 1910s | 155 | #928 (1910) | #1,670 |
| 1920s | 223 | #1,282 (1922) | #1,646 |
| 1930s | 136 | #1,608 (1934) | #2,025 |
| 1940s | 128 | #1,786 (1947) | #2,092 |
| 1950s | 109 | #1,791 (1957) | #2,403 |
| 1960s | 84 | #2,121 (1960) | #2,722 |
| 1970s | 112 | #2,202 (1977) | #3,299 |
| 1980s | 93 | #3,098 (1980) | #4,216 |
| 1990s | 171 | #2,510 (1999) | #3,964 |
| 2000s | 690 | #1,400 (2001) | #1,875 |
| 2010s | 1,556 | #855 (2019) | #1,279 |
| 2020s | 2,391 | #610 (2024) | #678 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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