Cressida

#8,985 in 2025Girls' name

Briseis

Cressida has been given to 162 babies in the U.S. since 1969. In 2025 it ranked #8,985 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 11 recorded.

Babies named Cressida, 2025

1 in 301,000

Cressida over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Cressida: meaning, origin, and history

Briseis

Ancient Greek

What Cressida means

Cressida means “Briseis”, associated with Briseida.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Used by Geoffrey Chaucer, also by Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida (1602), from Italian Criseida (which Boccaccio mistakenly substituted for Briseida (“Briseis”)), from Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς (Khrusēḯs), from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).

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Origin, language, and formation

Cressida is used in English. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Cressida comes through Italian Criseida, Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς and Ancient Greek χρυσός.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 162 girls were recorded with the name Cressida between 1969 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 11 in 2025; its best national rank was #6,074 in 1969.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #15,648 in 2020 to #8,985 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #10,304 in 2015 to #8,985 in 2025.

How common is Cressida?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 301,000; 11 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 146,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #8,985; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 208,901 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Cressida sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 208,901 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Cressida. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Cressidas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Cressida was born before 2015 — so the typical Cressida is around 10 today.

Median birth year: 2015; About 10 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 36.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 60.5%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 162; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 36.4% of all recorded uses (59).

Is Cressida rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +3,462; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +6,663; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +1,319; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.10×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2025 (11)
Years since peak: Peaking now; At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 24.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,074; 1969

Cressida around the world

Where Cressida ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#2,788
in 2025
South Australia
1974–1974
#683
in 1974

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Cressida by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #8,985
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 6,663
Best rank ever: #6,074; 1969
Peak year: 2025; 11 that year
First recorded: 1969
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 162
Count in 2025: 11

Names similar to Cressida

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Cressida

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Evans Hamilton Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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