Boys' name · since 1906
Creighton
Creighton has 3,764 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,764
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Creighton is the #3762 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,764 recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Creighton recorded 3,764 times among boys since 1906, holding rank #3762 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #2,185 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,764 born since 1906
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creighton ranks #2,185 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,764 born since 1906, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,764
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Creighton's 3,764 recorded births place it above 95.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Nebraska.
How Creighton compares
3,764 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Creighton's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Creighton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,764 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Creighton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Creighton's full recorded timeline at 1968, 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 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Creighton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Creighton popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2006 (Creighton as girls' name)
Creighton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (622 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Creighton's strongest decade.
622 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Creighton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 225
1920s
225 births
- 1930s 169
1930s
169 births
- 1940s 245
1940s
245 births
- 1950s
1950s
259 births
- 1960s 215
1960s
215 births
- 1970s
1970s
359 births
- 1980s
1980s
376 births
- 1990s
1990s
420 births
- 2000s
2000s
622 births
- 2010s
2010s
534 births
- 2020s 213
2020s
213 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 622 births (17% of all-time use).
How Creighton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Creighton's total volume
Creighton by state
Where Creighton concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nebraska | | 145 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 102 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 57 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 49 | 1.3% |
| #5 | California | | 32 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.3% |
145 of 3,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Creighton appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Creighton's data
- Creighton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (622 total births) through the 2020s (213) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Nebraska records the most Creightons (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Nebraska names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Creighton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Creighton 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.