Girls' name · since 1922
Crestina
Crestina has 61 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crestina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crestina has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1992.
- #32,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1922
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crestina ranks #32,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1922, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crestina's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Crestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crestina splits its recorded history at 1979: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Crestina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Crestina's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Crestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (33% of all-time use).
Crestina by state
Where Crestina concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 8.2% |
5 of 61 births nationwide.
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- Crestina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 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.
- Texas records the most Crestinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Crestina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1922–1992 (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 Crestina 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.