Crawford
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRAW-ford
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,091 for boys
Crawford is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “ford of the crows”. In 2025 it ranked 2,091st for boys in the US (70 babies).
What does Crawford mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname from a place in Lanarkshire
“ford of the crows”
From Crawford in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from Old English words for 'crow' and 'ford'.
Is Crawford a girl's or a boy's name?
Crawford is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 70 boys in the US.
How popular is Crawford in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Crawford in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Crawford in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 2 | #6,082 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Crawford in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,091st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 70 about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 70 boys in the US were named Crawford, making it the 2,091st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,291st. Its busiest year was 1924, with 88 boys. 8 girls were also named Crawford in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Crawford than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Crawford in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Crawford in the US were girls.
Crawford in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,091 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,291 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,045 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,203 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,425 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,310 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,348 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,340 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,387 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1954 | 56 | #995 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,377 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,151 |
| 1951 | 55 | #942 |
| 1950 | 55 | #925 |
| 1949 | 50 | #984 |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,036 |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,147 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,156 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,077 |
| 1944 | 49 | #906 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,155 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,007 |
| 1941 | 46 | #938 |
| 1940 | 54 | #858 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,125 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,016 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1935 | 41 | #992 |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,007 |
| 1933 | 55 | #834 |
| 1932 | 48 | #937 |
| 1931 | 58 | #825 |
| 1930 | 73 | #744 |
| 1929 | 63 | #815 |
| 1928 | 50 | #963 |
| 1927 | 54 | #937 |
| 1926 | 55 | #902 |
| 1925 | 62 | #843 |
| 1924 | 88 | #696 |
| 1923 | 64 | #846 |
| 1922 | 68 | #818 |
| 1921 | 77 | #760 |
| 1920 | 62 | #865 |
| 1919 | 79 | #704 |
| 1918 | 82 | #692 |
| 1917 | 84 | #650 |
| 1916 | 66 | #750 |
| 1915 | 66 | #734 |
| 1914 | 50 | #745 |
| 1913 | 42 | #711 |
| 1912 | 36 | #713 |
| 1911 | 26 | #597 |
| 1910 | 20 | #654 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 12 | #778 |
| 1906 | 13 | #674 |
| 1905 | 20 | #507 |
| 1904 | 15 | #587 |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 11 | #686 |
| 1901 | 14 | #536 |
| 1900 | 23 | #477 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 14 | #572 |
| 1897 | 12 | #615 |
| 1896 | 20 | #438 |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 |
| 1894 | 11 | #630 |
| 1893 | 12 | #572 |
| 1892 | 13 | #571 |
| 1891 | 16 | #441 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #581 |
| 1888 | 11 | #609 |
| 1887 | 14 | #461 |
| 1886 | 15 | #470 |
| 1885 | 8 | #700 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 10 | #597 |
| 1882 | 15 | #469 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
Names like Crawford
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Crawford: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/crawford, updated 20 October 2026.