Crescent comes from the French tradition, meaning Increasing, growing.
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How popular is Crescent?
1977peak year
Crescent first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1977, 15 babies received the name (ranked #4471). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13308), with roughly 6 babies named Crescent each year. In total, around 110 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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