Girls' name · since 1970
Cresta
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Cresta, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cresta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 236 have been recorded since 1970.
Cresta has 236 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1987.
- #18,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cresta ranks #18,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cresta's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Cresta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cresta's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cresta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1987
- Peak year (1975)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Cresta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (197 births, 83% of the file).
1970s was Cresta's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Cresta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
197 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 197 births (83% of all-time use).
Cresta by state
Where Cresta concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 236 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cresta's data
- Cresta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Crestas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cresta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1970–1987 (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 Cresta 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.