Boys' name · since 1972
Creon
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.
- #34,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Creon since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creon has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1990.
- #34,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creon ranks #34,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Creon's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Creon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Creon's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded.
Creon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1990
- Peak year (1972)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Creon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Creon's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Creon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Creon by state
Where Creon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 50.0% |
5 of 10 births nationwide.
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What to do with Creon's data
- Creon's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Creons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Creon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1972–1990 (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 Creon 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.