Crescentia
Crescentia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to 10 m (35 ft) tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.
- German
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Crescentia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Crescentia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to 10 m (35 ft) tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Crescentia
Crescentia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1903: 8 births, good for #1,318 nationwide. About 29% of every Crescentia on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Crescentia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Crescentia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Crescentia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kreszentia
- Kreszenz
- Senta
- Zenta
- Zenzi
Names that sound like Crescentia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Crescentia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Crescentic
- Crescenzo
- Crescenzi
- Christianty
- Christianize
- Criscione
- Christian
- Christians
- Cristian
- Kristian
- Christion
- Christiansen
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About the name Crescentia
Crescentia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Crescentia's peak popularity came in 1903 when it ranked #1,318. Use the chart and map above to compare Crescentia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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