How Many People Are Named Creg?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Creg. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Creg peaked in popularity in 1973 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Creg 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 Creg paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1973
18 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Creg
Creg is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 247 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Creg as a male name
Ranked #11,694 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1973 (18 births)
Creg: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Creg span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 93 babies were registered. Creg has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Creg by Decade
How has Creg 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.
Creg + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Creg as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Creg
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Creg: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Creg?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Creg 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 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Creg a common name?
Creg is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Creg most popular?
Creg reached peak popularity in 1973, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Creg is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Creg a male name?
Creg is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Creg Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Creg Smith, Creg Johnson, Creg 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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