Recorded 1920–1998 Girls' name Peak 1927 122 births

Cresencia — girls' name

122 babies named Cresencia in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s701930s231940s51950s61980s71990s11
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Cresencia was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cresencia in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cresencia

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Cresencia between 1920 and 1998, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cresencia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cresencia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cresencia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cresencia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cresencia 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 122 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.

Cresencia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

122

Since 1920

79 years of records

Peak year

1927

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1920

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1998

Cresencia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1920

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1927)
17
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
05101520 1998195419341928192519211920 5

Cresencia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 57% of Cresencia's all-time total
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Cresencia by state

Where Cresencia concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cresencia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 28.7%
Texas share of Cresencia's total US births 28.7%

35 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cresencia?
122 babies have been named Cresencia since 1920. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1927 with 17 births.
When was Cresencia most popular?
Cresencia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Cresencia most popular?
The top states for the name Cresencia are Texas (35 births).
How long has the name Cresencia been used?
Cresencia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 79 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Cresencia?
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, 1920–1998 (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.