How Many People Are Named Cressida?
An estimated 145 people in the United States have the first name Cressida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Cressida peaked in popularity in 2015 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cressida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cressida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
145
About 1 in 2,363,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2015
10 births
Total Registered
151
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cressida
Cressida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 151 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cressida as a female name
Ranked #12,408 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (10 births)
Cressida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cressida span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 59 babies were registered. While Cressida is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cressida by Decade
How has Cressida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cressida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cressida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cressida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cressida?
We estimate approximately 145 people named Cressida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,363,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Cressida a common name?
Cressida is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 151 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cressida most popular?
Cressida reached peak popularity in 2015, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cressida is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cressida a female name?
Cressida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cressida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cressida Smith, Cressida Johnson, Cressida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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