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UK boy's name

Creegan

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2007. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Creegan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Creegan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2007 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4333, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 5 births.

This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1999 to 2007. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 8 living people in the UK are called Creegan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2008 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Creegan ranked #4333 for boys in England and Wales in 2007, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1999, when 5 boys were registered as Creegan.
  • About 8 living people in the UK are estimated to have Creegan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4333

2007

Births in 2007

3

Latest year

Peak year

1999

5 births

Estimated living

8

2026

Popularity

Creegan over time

The chart below shows babies named Creegan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2007. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Creegan, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2007, compared with 5 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Creegan
01345199920032007

Decades

Creegan by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Creegan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2000s #4333 3 1
1990s #2097 5 1

Related

Names similar to Creegan

FAQ

Creegan: questions and answers

How popular is the name Creegan in the UK right now?

In 2007, Creegan was ranked #4333 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Creegan most popular?

The peak year on record was 1999, with 5 babies registered as Creegan in England and Wales.

How many people are called Creegan in the UK?

A total of 8 babies have been registered as Creegan across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.