Unisex name · since 1994
Creedence
Creedence has 463 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 463
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
463 babies have been named Creedence since 1994, making it today's #3908 unisex name.
Creedence has 463 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3908 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 463 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creedence ranks #8,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 463 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 463
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Creedence's 463 recorded births place it above 81.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
How Creedence compares
463 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Creedence's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Creedence | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 463 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Creedence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Creedence's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Creedence popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Creedence popularity over time - girls
136 total births recorded since 2003 (Creedence as girls' name)
Creedence by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (217 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Creedence's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Creedence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 217 births (47% of all-time use).
Creedence by state
Where Creedence concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Creedence's data
- Missouri records the most Creedences (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Creedence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
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, 1994–2025 (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 Creedence 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.