Boys' name · since 1913

Crawley

16 babies named Crawley in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,609 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

Crawley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1913.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crawley has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1918.

  • #30,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crawley ranks #30,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,609 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Crawley's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Crawley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Crawley's full recorded timeline at 1916, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Crawley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1918

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 191319161918 6

Crawley by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Crawley's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Crawley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crawley? ▼
16 babies have been named Crawley since 1913. All-time, it sits at #30,609 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
Where does Crawley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crawley ranks #30,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Crawley most popular? ▼
Crawley was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Crawley been used? ▼
Records for Crawley go back to 1913, giving 6 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Crawley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Craig, Crawford, Crayton, Craige, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Crawley

Nearby Names Like Crawley

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Crawley

Craig Boy
#1646 299,616 births
Crawford Boy
#2094 4,710 births
Crayton Boy
674 births
Craige Boy
371 births
Craven Boy
#12133 371 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Crawley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Crawley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.