Recorded 1970–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 160 births

Kresta — girls' name

160 babies named Kresta in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1381980s22
1970s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Kresta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kresta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kresta

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Kresta between 1970 and 1984, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kresta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kresta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kresta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kresta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kresta 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 160 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.

Kresta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

160

Since 1970

15 years of records

Peak year

1975

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1970

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1984

Kresta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1970

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
33
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
010203040 19841981197919771975197319711970 5

Kresta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
138 births that decade — 86% of Kresta's all-time total
1970s1381980s22

Kresta by state

Where Kresta concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kresta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 3.1%
Utah share of Kresta's total US births 3.1%

5 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kresta?
160 babies have been named Kresta since 1970. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 33 births.
When was Kresta most popular?
Kresta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Kresta most popular?
The top states for the name Kresta are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Kresta been used?
Kresta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 15 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Kresta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kree, Kresha, Krew, Kreindy, 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, 1970–1984 (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.