Creighton
Creighton was the 3774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1155th; the most babies were born in 2007 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,282 places. More babies were named Creighton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,774 boys, down 1,147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200781 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,780babies recorded
Creighton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,774 | 29 |
| 2020 | #2,627 | 48 |
| 2010 | #1,959 | 71 |
| 2000 | #1,629 | 72 |
| 1990 | #2,225 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,627 | 36 |
| 1970 | #1,300 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,698 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,474 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,643 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,470 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,332 | 30 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Creighton, counting every spelling?
Creighton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 29 | #3,774 | 165 |
| Kreighton | 10 | #7,984 | 28 |
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 Creighton?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Creighton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Creighton 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Creighton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Creighton?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Creighton are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 16 and 49. That makes Creighton mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Creighton by state
How common Creighton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Creighton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Creighton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Creighton
How popular is the name Creighton?
Creighton was the 3774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1155th; the most babies were born in 2007 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,282 places. More babies were named Creighton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Creighton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Creighton in the US.
Where is Creighton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Creighton was most common in Nebraska (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Missouri.