US rank #2547 Boys' name Peak 1924 4,640 births

Crawford — #2547 US boys' name

4,640 babies named Crawford in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1141890s1181900s1471910s5511920s6431930s4591940s4361950s4051960s2651970s1481980s1561990s1792000s2272010s5122020s280
#2547
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Crawford was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

88 babies were named Crawford in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crawford

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,640 babies named Crawford between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crawford currently holds the #2547 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crawford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Crawford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 402 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Crawford in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crawford in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,640 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crawford at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,640

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1924

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,547

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Crawford popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1924)
88
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080100 202420061988197019521934191618981880 8

Crawford popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 2012 (Crawford as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
5.566.577.588.5 2024202320222021201520142012 7

Crawford by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
643 births that decade — 14% of Crawford's all-time total
1880s1141890s1181900s1471910s5511920s6431930s4591940s4361950s4051960s2651970s1481980s1561990s1792000s2272010s5122020s280

Crawford by state

Where Crawford concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Crawford
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
402 8.7%
#2 Texas
289 6.2%
#3 Alabama
172 3.7%
#4 North Carolina
162 3.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
68 1.5%
#6 South Carolina
60 1.3%
#7 Tennessee
47 1.0%
#8 Louisiana
28 0.6%
Georgia share of Crawford's total US births 8.7%
Even split

402 of 4,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Crawford appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crawford?
4,640 babies have been named Crawford since 1880. It currently ranks #2547 among boys. The peak year was 1924 with 88 births.
When was Crawford most popular?
Crawford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 643 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Crawford most popular?
The top states for the name Crawford are Georgia (402 births), Texas (289 births), Alabama (172 births).
How long has the name Crawford been used?
Crawford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Crawford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Craig, Crayton, Craige, Craven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.