Creed: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “belief, creed”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KREED · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From the English vocabulary word creed, from Latin credo 'I believe.' As a given name it is a transferred word name.
How popular is Creed?
Babies named Creed in 2024465
2024 rank#612 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18805,509
Creed is rising: use over the last five years is 4.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Creed
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Creed questions
What does the name Creed mean?
Creed means "belief, creed". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word creed, from Latin credo 'I believe.' As a given name it is a transferred word name.
Is Creed a boy or girl name?
Creed is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Creed?
465 US babies were named Creed in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Creed?
Creed is usually pronounced KREED.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.