Recorded 1915–1920 Boys' name Peak 1915 12 births

Crowell — boys' name

12 babies named Crowell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s6
1910s
Peak decade

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

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Crowell in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crowell

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Crowell between 1915 and 1920, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crowell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crowell performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Crowell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crowell 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 12 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.

Crowell at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

12

Since 1915

6 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1915

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1920

Crowell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1915

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
6 19201915 6

Crowell by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 50% of Crowell's all-time total
1910s61920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crowell?
12 babies have been named Crowell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Crowell most popular?
Crowell was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Crowell been used?
Crowell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 6 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Crowell?
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, 1915–1920 (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.