Boys' name · since 2018

Kreek

17 babies named Kreek in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Kreek sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2018.

Kreek has 17 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #30,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kreek ranks #30,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kreek's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kreek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kreek's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kreek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820222023 7

Kreek by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

2020s was Kreek's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that partial window (2020–2025, six of ten years), about 71% of all-time use.

Kreek births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kreek? ▼
17 babies have been named Kreek since 2018. All-time, it sits at #30,253 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
Where does Kreek sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kreek ranks #30,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kreek most popular? ▼
Kreek was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Kreek been used? ▼
Records for Kreek go back to 2018, giving 6 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kreek? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krew, Kreed, Kreg, Kree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kreek

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kreek

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kreek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2018–2023 (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 Kreek 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.