Creed
Creed was the 663rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 413 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 610th with 467 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 679 places. More babies were named Creed in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Old English Creoda; or the word creed · Old English, Latin
Say it KREED /krid/
- Rank in 2025
- #663 boys, up 128 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 413boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024467 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,925babies recorded
What does the name Creed mean?
Creed is an English surname that Wiktionary derives from the Old English personal name Creoda. As a modern first name it also suggests the English word creed, a statement of belief, which the American Heritage Dictionary traces to Old English crēda, from Latin credo, I believe, the first word of the Latin creeds. US records show Creed as an occasional boys' name since 1880.
Creoda (Old English, “personal name”)crēdō (Latin, “I believe”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The surname comes from a personal name of unknown meaning; the 'belief' sense comes from the word creed.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Creed' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'creed' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Creed popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #663 | 413 |
| 2020 | #791 | 294 |
| 2010 | #1,717 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,930 | 54 |
| 1990 | #4,215 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,129 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,108 | 10 |
| 1960 | #2,145 | 15 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,005 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,985 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,768 | 20 |
| 1910 | #942 | 12 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #763 | 7 |
How popular is Creed, counting every spelling?
Creed is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #464 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #663 for Creed on its own. Together these spellings went to 671 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creed | 413 | #663 | 2,097 |
| Kreed | 251 | #936 | 868 |
| Creede | 7 | #9,909 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Creed?
413 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Creed (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Creed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Creed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Creed?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Creed are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Creed a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Creed by state
How common Creed was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.3×), Oklahoma (4.8×), Nebraska (4.2×), Missouri (4.0×), Mississippi (3.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Creed: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Creed, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Creed · Sibling names for Creed
Questions about the name Creed
What does Creed mean?
Creed is usually explained as “from Old English Creoda; or the word creed”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Creed?
Creed was the 663rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 413 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 610th with 467 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 679 places. More babies were named Creed in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Creed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Creed in the US.
Where is Creed most popular?
In 2021–2025, Creed was most common in West Virginia (1.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Nebraska.