Recorded 1971–2020 Girls' name Peak 1977 110 births

Crescent — girls' name

110 babies named Crescent in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s322010s62020s7
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Crescent was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

15 babies were named Crescent in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crescent

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Crescent between 1971 and 2020, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crescent currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crescent performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Crescent shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crescent in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 110 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crescent at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

110

Since 1971

50 years of records

Peak year

1977

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1971

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2020

Crescent popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1971

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1977)
15
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20201989198219801977197519731971 7

Crescent by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 59% of Crescent's all-time total
1970s651980s322010s62020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crescent?
110 babies have been named Crescent since 1971. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1977 with 15 births.
When was Crescent most popular?
Crescent was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Crescent been used?
Crescent has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 50 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Crescent?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Creola, Cree, Cressie, Creta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.