Tools / Baby names / C

Crawford

Boy

Meaning of Crawford: Scottish: 'ford of the crows'

Crawford is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1953rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1953

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

4,766

First recorded 1880 · peak 1924

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 69 babies2016: 57 babies2017: 51 babies2018: 70 babies2019: 69 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 60 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 60 babies2024: 59 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Crawford per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Scottish boys' names

Other names starting with C