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Creighton
OriginEnglish and Scottish
Meaning"hilltop town, rocky place"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#3774
2025 SSA
About Creighton
One instance where a phonetic spelling might be better.
Creighton is also given to girls.
Pronounced CRAY-tun.
As of October 2026, Creighton ranked #16420 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #15838 in 2008.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,237 | 60 | 31.2 |
| 2015 | #2,491 | 50 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | #2,635 | 47 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #2,968 | 40 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | #2,714 | 45 | 24.8 |
| 2019 | #3,580 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #2,627 | 48 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | #3,371 | 34 | 19.4 |
| 2022 | #3,551 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | #3,014 | 41 | 24 |
| 2024 | #3,801 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2025 | #3,774 | 29 | 17 |
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Creighton in pop culture
- Creighton UniversityBoy
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- "Creighton the CretinBoy
" comic created by Greg Heffley in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series
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