Cromwell
Cromwell is an English surname.
Meaning & Origin of Cromwell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cromwell is an English surname.
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The Story of Cromwell
The earliest SSA record of Cromwell as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 6 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Cromwell — #3,368 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Cromwell on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Cromwell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Cromwell
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cromwell is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Caromel
- Cranwell
- Crumple
- Cranial
- Crimple
- Krummel
- Kreml
- Conwell
- Croswell
- Acromial
- Crumble
- Coronal
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cromwell
Cromwell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Cromwell's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Cromwell'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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