Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Cressa is a short form of Cressida. An origin associated with Cressida is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Cressa is a short form of Cressida.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Cressa is a short form of Cressida. The history of Cressida gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare’s Cressida follows Chaucer’s Criseyde and Boccaccio’s Criseida. The story of her love for Troilus and later relationship with Diomedes developed in medieval literature, although the name ultimately connects with a Greek name found in the Iliad.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cressa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cressa’s family of names
Cressa is a short form of Cressida. Cressa has a related form in Cressida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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