Boys' name · since 2002
Crichton
18 babies named Crichton in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Crichton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Crichton recorded 18 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2010.
- #29,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crichton ranks #29,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Crichton's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Crichton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crichton's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crichton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Crichton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Crichton's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Crichton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Crichton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Crichton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2002–2010 (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 Crichton 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.