Girls' name · since 1971
Cresha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Cresha, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cresha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Cresha recorded 46 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.
- #35,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cresha ranks #35,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cresha's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cresha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cresha's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cresha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Cresha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 65% of the file).
1970s was Cresha's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Cresha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cresha's data
- Cresha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cresha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cresha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.