Boy name#1,457 of boy names
Creed
Pronounced K R IY1 D (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
How popular is Creed?
Creed is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 5,509 children — the 1,457th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about three times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 465 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K R IY1 D
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Creed
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Creed
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Creed?
- Creed ranks 1,457th among boys' names in US records, with 5,509 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,984.
- Is Creed a unisex name?
- No. Creed is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Creed most popular?
- 2024, when 465 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.