How Many People Are Named Cresta?
An estimated 214 people in the United States have the first name Cresta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Cresta peaked in popularity in 1975 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cresta 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 Cresta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
214
About 1 in 1,601,656 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1975
37 births
Total Registered
236
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cresta
Cresta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 236 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cresta as a female name
Ranked #11,677 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1975 (37 births)
Cresta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cresta span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 197 babies were registered. Cresta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cresta by Decade
How has Cresta 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.
Cresta by State
Cresta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cresta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cresta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cresta?
We estimate approximately 214 people named Cresta 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 1,601,656 Americans share this first name.
Is Cresta a common name?
Cresta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 236 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cresta most popular?
Cresta reached peak popularity in 1975, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cresta is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cresta a female name?
Cresta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cresta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cresta Smith, Cresta Johnson, Cresta 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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