Recorded 1914–1971 Boys' name Peak 1918 34 births

Cromwell — boys' name

34 babies named Cromwell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s111930s51970s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cromwell was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cromwell in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cromwell

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cromwell between 1914 and 1971, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cromwell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cromwell performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cromwell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cromwell 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 34 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.

Cromwell at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

34

Since 1914

58 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1914

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1971

Cromwell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1914

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197119321927192619181914 6

Cromwell by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 38% of Cromwell's all-time total
1910s131920s111930s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cromwell?
34 babies have been named Cromwell since 1914. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Cromwell most popular?
Cromwell was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Cromwell been used?
Cromwell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 58 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Cromwell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crosby, Cross, Croix, Crockett, 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, 1914–1971 (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.