Creta

KREH-duh /ˈkɹɛɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Creta is a rare variant of Creed that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Creta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1963. Creta was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1916 (17 births).

About the name Creta

PronunciationKREH-duh /ˈkɹɛɾə/
17peak births 1916
1898first in SSA data

Names similar to Creta

How popular is Creta?

Girls named Creta
189819001910192019301940195019601963
Girls named Creta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–1963 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1963) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Creta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19636—#6,017
19586—#5,536
19576—#5,513
19567—#4,920
19546—#5,256
19517—#4,457
19508—#4,025
19496—#4,781
19478—#4,058
19446—#4,155
19437—#3,879
194210—#3,025
19415—#4,535
19408—#3,272
19398—#3,196
19386—#3,927
19369—#2,904
19357—#3,477
193416—#2,016
193310—#2,722
19327—#3,645
193110—#2,808
193010—#2,888
19295—#4,713
192813—#2,523
19278—#3,612
192613—#2,598
192512—#2,817
19248—#3,728
19237—#4,059
19216—#4,584
192013—#2,618
19198—#3,536
19189—#3,297
191711—#2,734
191617—#1,963
191511—#2,573
19115—#2,553
19106—#2,204
19085—#2,187
18995—#1,656
18989—#1,192