Recorded 1972–1990 Boys' name Peak 1972 10 births

Creon — boys' name

10 babies named Creon in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Creon was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

5 babies were named Creon in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Creon

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Creon between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Creon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Creon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Creon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Creon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Creon 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 10 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.

Creon at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

10

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1972

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Creon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1972)
5
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5 19901972 5

Creon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Creon's all-time total
1970s51990s5

Creon by state

Where Creon concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Creon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 50.0%
Texas share of Creon's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Creon?
10 babies have been named Creon since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1972 with 5 births.
When was Creon most popular?
Creon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Creon most popular?
The top states for the name Creon are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Creon been used?
Creon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Creon?
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, 1972–1990 (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.