Boys' name · since 1923
Cress
Cress has 10 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Cress since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cress has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1975.
- #34,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cress ranks #34,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cress's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cress's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cress's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded.
Cress popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1975
- Peak year (1923)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Cress by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Cress's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Cress births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cress's data
- Cress's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cress: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1923–1975 (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 Cress 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.