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Crawford

/ˈkɹɔfɚd/ · 99% boys · 78 born in 2025

Crawford has been given to about 4,766 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɔfɚd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,675
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Crawford per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 88
  • Born in 202578
  • All time4,766

How popular is Crawford?

Its best year was 1924, when 88 babies were given the name, ranking 697th. The typical living American called Crawford is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Crawford

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bradford0.81
  2. Rayford0.81
  3. Sanford0.72
  4. Stanford0.72
  5. Alford0.72
  6. Clifford0.64
  7. Gaylord0.62
  8. Buford0.62

Middle names for Crawford

Ranked by flow score
  1. Crawford Paul0.77
  2. Crawford Lee0.77
  3. Crawford Blake0.76
  4. Crawford Bryce0.76
  5. Crawford Wade0.76
  6. Crawford Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Crawford

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.90
  2. Forestbrother · 0.90
  3. Elouisesister · 0.90
  4. Vedasister · 0.90
  5. Merritteither · 0.90
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.89

Where Crawford is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alabama0.02%
  2. Texas0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Crawford Anderson0.77
  2. Crawford White0.72
  3. Crawford Reyes0.72
  4. Crawford Nguyen0.72
  5. Crawford Lee0.72
  6. Crawford Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Crawford

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Crawford across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.