Recorded 1952–2004 Boys' name Peak 1973 247 births

Creg — boys' name

247 babies named Creg in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s351960s491970s931980s381990s212000s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Creg was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

18 babies were named Creg in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Creg

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Creg between 1952 and 2004, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Creg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Creg performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Creg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Creg 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 247 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.

Creg at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

247

Since 1952

53 years of records

Peak year

1973

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1952

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2004

Creg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1952

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1973)
18
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 20041992198319751971196619591952 6

Creg by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
93 births that decade — 38% of Creg's all-time total
1950s351960s491970s931980s381990s212000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Creg?
247 babies have been named Creg since 1952. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1973 with 18 births.
When was Creg most popular?
Creg was most popular in the 1970s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Creg been used?
Creg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 53 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Creg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crew, Creed, Creighton, Cree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1952–2004 (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.