How Many People Are Named Creed?
An estimated 4,811 people in the United States have the first name Creed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Creed peaked in popularity in 2024 with 465 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Creed as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Creed paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Creed is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,811
About 1 in 71,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
465 births
Total Registered
5,509
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Creed
Creed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,509 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Creed as a male name
Ranked #612 in 2024
465 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (465 births)
Creed as a female name
Ranked #15,644 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (5 births)
Creed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Creed span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,980 babies were registered. Creed remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Creed by Decade
How has Creed tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Creed by State
Birth registrations for Creed span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Oregon, North Dakota, Maryland. On average, about 89 Creeds were registered per state.
Creed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Creed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Creed
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Creed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Creed?
We estimate approximately 4,811 people named Creed are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 71,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Creed a common name?
Creed is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,509 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Creed most popular?
Creed reached peak popularity in 2024, when 465 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Creed is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Creed a male name?
Creed is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Creed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Creed Smith, Creed Johnson, Creed Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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