Creed
Creed was given to 413 boys in 2025, #663 among boys’ names; 5,925 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 5,170 Americans named Creed and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (87% of everyone recorded); the median is 7 years old and half are between 4 and 16.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Creed by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Creed mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Creed is “a male given name.”
From the Old English personal name Creoda.
/kɹiːd/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Creed?
#663 among boys’ names, 2025
Creed rose from #1,342 in 2015 to #663 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.07 to 0.24 per 1,000.
467 babies in 2024, the peak
Creed peaked in 2024, when 467 boys were given it, #610 among boys’ names. The 413 births of 2025 are 88% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | #663 | 0.24 |
| 2024 | 467 | #610 | 0.27 |
| 2023 | 404 | #672 | 0.24 |
| 2022 | 422 | #653 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 391 | #681 | 0.22 |
| 2020 | 294 | #791 | 0.17 |
| 2019 | 260 | #855 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 215 | #964 | 0.12 |
| 2017 | 196 | #1,025 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 207 | #986 | 0.11 |
Every recorded year (123)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131 | #1,342 | 0.07 |
| 2014 | 138 | #1,287 | 0.07 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,327 | 0.07 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,431 | 0.06 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,871 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,717 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,689 | 0.05 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,902 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,054 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,016 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,060 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,077 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,747 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,892 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,401 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,926 | 0.03 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,512 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,727 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,276 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,212 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,206 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,333 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,415 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,774 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,268 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,209 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,242 | under 0.01 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,380 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,561 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,440 | under 0.01 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,103 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,977 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,028 | under 0.01 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,671 | under 0.01 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,128 | 0.01 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,853 | 0.01 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,228 | under 0.01 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,219 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,127 | 0.01 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,401 | under 0.01 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,365 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,742 | 0.01 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,686 | under 0.01 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,704 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,106 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,232 | 0.01 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,767 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,659 | 0.01 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,600 | under 0.01 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,342 | under 0.01 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,885 | under 0.01 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,438 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,144 | 0.01 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,440 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,333 | under 0.01 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,797 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,015 | under 0.01 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,224 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,055 | 0.01 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,272 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,398 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,340 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,878 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,480 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,797 | 0.01 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,172 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,279 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,010 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,997 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,168 | 0.01 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,375 | 0.01 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,005 | 0.01 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,191 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,688 | 0.01 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,771 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,204 | 0.01 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,952 | 0.01 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,617 | 0.02 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,012 | 0.01 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,353 | 0.01 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,711 | 0.02 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,985 | 0.01 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,867 | 0.02 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,575 | 0.02 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,703 | 0.02 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,410 | 0.02 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,817 | 0.02 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,543 | 0.02 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,822 | 0.02 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,287 | 0.03 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,780 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,768 | 0.02 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,416 | 0.03 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,610 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,654 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,518 | 0.02 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,420 | 0.03 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,486 | 0.01 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,701 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,626 | 0.01 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,578 | 0.03 |
| 1910 | 12 | #941 | 0.06 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,244 | 0.04 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,093 | 0.05 |
| 1897 | 7 | #863 | 0.06 |
| 1894 | 6 | #978 | 0.05 |
| 1892 | 8 | #811 | 0.07 |
| 1891 | 6 | #867 | 0.06 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,069 | 0.04 |
| 1887 | 6 | #841 | 0.06 |
| 1884 | 8 | #713 | 0.07 |
| 1883 | 7 | #738 | 0.07 |
| 1880 | 7 | #763 | 0.06 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Creed a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Creed has been given almost only to boys: 5 girls in 123 years of records.
Girls and boys named Creed: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Creed, and how old are they?
5,170 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 87% of the 5,925 Americans ever recorded as Creed. The median Creed alive today is 7 years old; half are between 4 and 16.
The 2020 Census counted 2,774 people named Creed (29 women and girls, 2,745 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,937 born in the U.S. The Census count is 6% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 43 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 134 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 148 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 173 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,020 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 3,650 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Creed born?
The states with the most babies named Creed are Texas, Missouri and Georgia, with 26% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Missouri is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 54 | #580 | 1.1× |
| Missouri | 24 | #284 | 1.8× |
| Georgia | 22 | #483 | 0.7× |
| Ohio | 20 | #517 | 0.8× |
| Kentucky | 19 | #286 | 1.3× |
| Tennessee | 18 | #438 | 1.4× |
| North Carolina | 15 | #625 | 0.5× |
| Florida | 15 | #919 | 0.3× |
| Oklahoma | 14 | #332 | 3.8× |
| Wisconsin | 12 | #417 | 0.4× |
Where Creed is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Creed is most over-represented in Oklahoma: since 1910 it was given 3.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Creed with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 7,399 babies since 1880, Creed is the most given (80% of them). In 2025 it was given to 413 of their 664 babies (62%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Creed
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Creed and names like it
- Compare Creed and KreedBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sCreed peaked in 2024.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Creed since 1910.
- The top names of 2024The year the most babies were named Creed.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Creed alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with CMost given first.