Recorded 1967–1970 Girls' name Peak 1967 17 births

Cretia — girls' name

17 babies named Cretia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s5
1960s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Cretia was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cretia in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cretia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Cretia between 1967 and 1970, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cretia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cretia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cretia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cretia 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 17 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.

Cretia at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

17

Since 1967

4 years of records

Peak year

1967

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1967

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1970

Cretia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1967

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1967)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197019691967 7

Cretia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 71% of Cretia's all-time total
1960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cretia?
17 babies have been named Cretia since 1967. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1967 with 7 births.
When was Cretia most popular?
Cretia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Cretia been used?
Cretia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 4 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Cretia?
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, 1967–1970 (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.