Crawford
Crawford is a surname and a given name of English and Scottish origins.
Meaning & Origin of Crawford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Crawford is a surname and a given name of English and Scottish origins.
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Origin & history
The Story of Crawford
Crawford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 88 Crawfords were born — ranking #696 that year. As of 2026, Crawford ranks #2,573 for baby boys with 52 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 5K Crawfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Crawford
Crawford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Crawford's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #438. Use the chart and map above to compare Crawford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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