boy's name

Crawford

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,975

Scotland

#737

2018 births

Crawford is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 88 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 42,506 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Crawford over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Crawford by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 114
1890s 118
1900s 147
1910s 551
1920s 643
1930s 459
1940s 436
1950s 405
1960s 265
1970s 148
1980s 156
1990s 179
2000s 227
2010s 531
2020s (to 2025) 387

How popular is Crawford?

In 2025, Crawford was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Crawford is used

Scotland #737 3 in 2018
United States #2,095 78 in 2025
Canada #2,842 5 in 2016
England & Wales #5,317 3 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Crawford

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Crawford also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Crawford over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Crawford

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Crawford — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Crawford

How popular is the name Crawford?

In 2025, Crawford was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Crawford a girl's or a boy's name?

Crawford is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Crawford?

Crawford has 2 syllables.

When was Crawford most popular?

Crawford peaked in 1924, when 88 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Crawford a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Crawford currently ranks #2,095 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.