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Credence

/ˈkɹidəns/ · 87% boys · 15 born in 2025

Credence has been given to about 158 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɹidəns/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 157
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Credence per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2019 · 25
  • Born in 202515
  • All time158

How popular is Credence?

Its best year was 2019, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 5198th. The typical living American called Credence is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Credence

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Terence0.72
  2. Terrence0.69
  3. Clarence0.67
  4. Reece0.65
  5. Lawerence0.63
  6. Lawrence0.57
  7. Terrance0.55
  8. Laurence0.55

Middle names for Credence

Ranked by flow score
  1. Credence Paul0.83
  2. Credence John0.83
  3. Credence Blake0.82
  4. Credence Wade0.82
  5. Credence Ross0.82
  6. Credence Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Credence

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.84
  2. Matheobrother · 0.84
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.84
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.83
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.82
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.82

Where Credence is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Credence White0.78
    2. Credence Nguyen0.78
    3. Credence Moore0.78
    4. Credence Hill0.78
    5. Credence Hall0.78
    6. Credence Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Credence

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.