Meaning and history
From a surname derived from a place name, itself formed from Gaelic crioch meaning “border” and Old English tun meaning “town.”
20062006: 55 births, rank #2,285
2007: 81 births, rank #1,795
2008: 74 births, rank #1,932
2009: 57 births, rank #2,287
2010: 71 births, rank #1,957
20112011: 62 births, rank #2,129
2012: 67 births, rank #2,049
2013: 61 births, rank #2,165
2014: 60 births, rank #2,230
2015: 50 births, rank #2,486
20162016: 47 births, rank #2,626
2017: 40 births, rank #2,951
2018: 45 births, rank #2,708
2019: 31 births, rank #3,571
2020: 48 births, rank #2,617
20212021: 34 births, rank #3,362
2022: 32 births, rank #3,533
2023: 41 births, rank #3,005
2024: 29 births, rank #3,793
20252025: 29 births, rank #3,757
In 2025, 29 babies were recorded with the name Creighton, ranking #3,757 among boys.