Recorded 1922–1992 Girls' name Peak 1981 61 births

Crestina — girls' name

61 babies named Crestina in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181970s171980s201990s6
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Crestina was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Crestina in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crestina

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Crestina between 1922 and 1992, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crestina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crestina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Crestina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crestina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crestina 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 61 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.

Crestina at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

61

Since 1922

71 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1922

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1992

Crestina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1922

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1992198719821981197919781974192619251922 6

Crestina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 33% of Crestina's all-time total
1920s181970s171980s201990s6

Crestina by state

Where Crestina concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crestina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 8.2%
Texas share of Crestina's total US births 8.2%

5 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crestina?
61 babies have been named Crestina since 1922. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Crestina most popular?
Crestina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Crestina most popular?
The top states for the name Crestina are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Crestina been used?
Crestina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 71 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Crestina?
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, 1922–1992 (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.