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    The first name Crawford

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Crawford last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1999, with 5 births (#2,097).

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    32
    babies named Crawford, 1996–2025
    #4,749
    rank in 2018
    1999
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Crawford with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Crawford at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 70 boys born in the United States were named Crawford, the 2,097th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 88 were.

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    4,766
    babies named Crawford since 1880
    #2,097
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Crawford

    13 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Crawford Williamson Long
      American physician (1815–1878)
    • William Crawford Gorgas
      22nd Surgeon General of the United States Army, 1854–1920
    • Crawford Palmer
      French-American basketball player, born 1970
    • Francis Crawford Burkitt
      British theologian and scholar (1864-1935)
    • William Crawford Williamson
      English naturalist and palaeobotanist (1816-1895)
    • Crawford Howell Toy
      American biblical and Hebrew scholar (1836–1919)
    • Mike Rutherford
      British guitarist and bassist, born 1950
    • David Conrad
      American actor, born 1967
    • Murray MacLehose
      British politician (1917–2000)
    • Barbara Johnson
      American engineer, 1925–2005
    • Alton Brown
      American chef, author and musician, born 1962
    • Michael C. Kerr
      American politician (1827-1876)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Crawford?
    In 2018, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Crawford, ranking 4,749th. Its peak was 1999, with 5 births.
    Is Crawford a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 4,766 US babies named Crawford since 1880 were boys.
    When was Crawford most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 88 babies were named Crawford, its highest rank at 697th.
    Is Crawford also a surname?
    Yes. Crawford is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.