Recorded 1948–2008 Girls' name Peak 1975 41 births

Cressa — girls' name

41 babies named Cressa in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51970s201990s52000s6
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Cressa was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cressa in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cressa

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Cressa between 1948 and 2008, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cressa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cressa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cressa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cressa 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 41 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.

Cressa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

41

Since 1948

61 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1948

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2008

Cressa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1948

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Cressa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 49% of Cressa's all-time total
1940s51950s51970s201990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cressa?
41 babies have been named Cressa since 1948. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Cressa most popular?
Cressa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Cressa been used?
Cressa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 61 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Cressa?
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, 1948–2008 (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.