From the Old English name Creoda; a literal meaning is not established here.
The exact given-name sense belongs to the Creoda etymology, separately from the religious Creed sense. The parent entry confirms Old English personal-name use but supplies no literal root interpretation. Belief or guiding principle is not established as a universal translation of this route.
Origin
English given-name tradition linked to Old English Creoda.
The exact given-name sense belongs to the Creoda etymology, separately from the religious Creed sense. The parent entry confirms Old English personal-name use but supplies no literal root interpretation. Belief or guiding principle is not established as a universal translation of this route.
English pronunciation
/kɹiːd/
Recorded English reading; the personal-name history is distinguished from the religious noun sense.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Boys
15 · preliminary
1500
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
29
1035
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2025
Boys
4
344
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Boys
3
762
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Boys
4
676
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2020
Girls
5
15088
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
413
663
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English entry records given-name use; this is not a claim of an exclusively English origin. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: From the Old English name Creoda; a literal meaning is not established here.
Checked against cited source
The exact given-name sense belongs to the Creoda etymology, separately from the religious Creed sense. The parent entry confirms Old English personal-name use but supplies no literal root interpretation. Belief or guiding principle is not established as a universal translation of this route. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: English given-name tradition linked to Old English Creoda.
Checked against cited source
The exact given-name sense belongs to the Creoda etymology, separately from the religious Creed sense. The parent entry confirms Old English personal-name use but supplies no literal root interpretation. Belief or guiding principle is not established as a universal translation of this route. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /kɹiːd/
Checked against cited source
Recorded English reading; the personal-name history is distinguished from the religious noun sense.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Supporting evidence: Creoda · supporting Old English name history
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Supporting parent-name identity, without an unsupported literal meaning or pronunciation transfer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.