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Creta

2 syllablesPeak year: 19165 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Creta's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Creta, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Creta
18989
18995
19085
19106
19115
191511
191617
191711
19189
19198
192013
19216
19237
19248
192512
192613
19278
192813
19295
193010
193110
19327
193310
193416
19357
19369
19386
19398
19408
19415
194210
19437
19446
19478
19496
19508
19517
19546
19567
19576
19586
19636

Creta through the decades

  • Creta peaked in 1916, when 17 babies were named Creta in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1944–1963), use of Creta has fallen 23% compared to the 10 years before that.

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