Cressida comes from the English / Greek tradition, meaning Gold.
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How popular is Cressida?
2015peak year
Today, Cressida is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11297), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2015, 10 babies were given the name (ranked #10305 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Cressida's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 151 babies have been registered as Cressida since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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