Boys' name · since 1906
Creston
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 835 babies named Creston, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 835
- born since 1906
- 1990s
- peak decade
835 boys have been named Creston since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Creston recorded 835 times among boys since 1906, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2024.
- #5,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 835 born since 1906
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creston ranks #5,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 835 born since 1906, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 835
- born since 1906
- 1990s
- peak decade
Creston's 835 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Creston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Creston's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Creston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Creston by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Creston's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Creston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (14% of all-time use).
How Creston 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 Creston's total volume
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What to do with Creston's data
- Creston's decade-level peak was the 1990s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Creston
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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 Creston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1906–2024 (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 Creston 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.