Cressida
Cressida, also rendered Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde, is a character who appears in many medieval and Renaissance-era retellings of the Trojan War, most notably Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. While her character in the later western tradition was developed from Chryseis, a minor figure in Homer's Iliad, they share few similarities.
Meaning & Origin of Cressida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cressida, also rendered Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde, is a character who appears in many medieval and Renaissance-era retellings of the Trojan War, most notably Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. While her character in the later western tradition was developed from Chryseis, a minor figure in Homer's Iliad, they share few similarities.
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The Story of Cressida
Cressida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 10 Cressidas were born — ranking #10,146 that year. As of 2026, Cressida ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 151 Cressidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cressida
Cressida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 151 births in the dataset. Cressida's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Cressida'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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