Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Creighton
“from the border town”
Creighton is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the border town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the border town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Creighton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,780
- 3,764 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,774 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,774 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 81 in 2007. In 2025, Missouri had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,751 as a first name in 2020; 7,064 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Creighton’s family of names
Creighton has a related form in Crayton. Creighton has a related form in Craeton. Creighton has a related form in Craetun.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Crichtonvariant · English
- Craytonvariant
- Crichtunvariant
- Craetunvariant
- Craetonvariant
- Craitunvariant
- Craitonvariant
- Craytunvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Creighton
- Creighton AbramsUnited States Army General (1914-1974)
- Creighton HaleAmerican actor (1882–1965)
- Creighton MillerAmerican football player and attorney1922–2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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