Creed
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Creed
Cool, solid, and often spiritual, Creed derives from the Latin word credo meaning "I believe". It appeared sporadically in the US Top 1000 back in the late 19th century, but remained only quietly used the 2000s. By 2016 it was back in the charts, and in a recent year more than 460 boys were given the name, placing it in the Top 700.
Creed for boys#663 US
Referring to any set of beliefs and principles that someone follows, the word Creed is often associated with religion, specifically with a formal declaration of Christian belief. It could therefore be considered a modern Christian baby name, joining the likes of Messiah, Saint, Psalm, Chosen and Cruz - though it could easily be secular too.
Creed likely got a bump up the charts from the seventh movie in the Rocky series, called simply Creed, while others may be familiar with it thanks to Creed Bratton on the popular television show The Office.
Creed for girls
A spiritual English word name, Creed refers to a statement or expression of shared beliefs, usually among a religious community. With its crisp, edgy sound and similarity to Cruz, Reid, Crew, and Jude, Creed has been rising up the US charts for boys, though it has been (very sparingly) used for girls too.
Pronounced KREED.
As of October 2026, Creed ranked #663 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #612 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,287 | 138 | 71.8 |
| 2015 | #1,341 | 131 | 68.3 |
| 2016 | #986 | 207 | 109.1 |
| 2017 | #1,025 | 196 | 105.9 |
| 2018 | #964 | 215 | 118.4 |
| 2019 | #855 | 260 | 144.9 |
| 2020 | #791 | 294 | 170.3 |
| 2021 | #680 | 391 | 223.5 |
| 2022 | #652 | 422 | 241.7 |
| 2023 | #674 | 403 | 235.6 |
| 2024 | #612 | 465 | 269.9 |
| 2025 | #663 | 413 | 241.8 |
World rankings
Creed for boys
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Creed on lists
Famous Creeds
- Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider)Boy
American musician and actor
- Creed C. HammondBoy
U.S. Major General
- Creed RuckerBoy
son of actress Dorothy Christy
Creed in pop culture
- Creed BrattonBoy
character on TV's "The Office," played by Creed Bratton
- Creed AllenBoy
character in Catherine Marshall's "Christy"
- Apollo and Adonis CreedBoy
main characters in the Rocky film series
- Amara CreedBoy
minor character in the Rocky film series
- Assassin's CreedBoy
video game series
- CreedBoy
American rock band
- Victor CreedBoy
character in X,men comics and X,men Origins: Wolverine.