Kreed is a modern American respelling of Creed, the English word for a statement of belief, from the Latin credo, "I believe". Creed itself became a first name thanks to the boxer Apollo Creed of the Rocky films and the 2015 movie named after his son; the K spelling matches names like Kaysen and Krue. Kreed rose from number 3836 in 2015 to number 936 among boys' names in 2025, its first year in the US top 1000.