Creed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KREED
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #663 for boys
Creed is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “belief, faith”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 663rd for boys in the US (413 babies).
What does Creed mean?
English: English word name, from Latin credo
“belief, faith”
From Latin credo, 'I believe', the opening word of the Christian creeds.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Creed a girl's or a boy's name?
Creed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 413 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Creed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #936among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 533% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Creed, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Creed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were given Creed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #715, up from #936 for this spelling alone.
- Creed 36
- Kreed 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Creed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
How popular is Creed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #663among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 413about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 413 boys in the US were named Creed, making it the 663rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 790th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 467 boys.
Half of all the boys named Creed in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 664 boys in the US were given Creed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #469, up from #663 for this spelling alone.
- Creed 413
- Kreed 251
Creed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | #663 |
| 2024 | 467 | #610 |
| 2023 | 404 | #672 |
| 2022 | 422 | #653 |
| 2021 | 391 | #681 |
| 2020 | 294 | #790 |
| 2019 | 260 | #855 |
| 2018 | 215 | #964 |
| 2017 | 196 | #1,025 |
| 2016 | 207 | #985 |
| 2015 | 131 | #1,340 |
| 2014 | 138 | #1,285 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,326 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,428 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,865 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,713 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,051 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,057 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,746 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,396 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,920 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,037 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,142 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,144 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,756 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,608 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,313 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,848 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,569 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,692 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,532 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,282 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,766 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,747 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,407 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,595 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,504 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,409 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 12 | #927 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #851 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #701 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
Names like Creed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley Hudson Carter Cooper Archer Grayson Marley Theo Myles Cole Jaxon Hunter
Other spellings of Creed
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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, “Creed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/creed, updated 20 October 2026.