Crescent
2025 SSA
About Crescent
Crescent is an intriguing word name with a pretty sound and links to the moon. Used to describe a curved shape more generally, it is heavily associated with the lunar calendar, with the moon forming a crescent sharp as it wanes and waxes throughout the month.
Ultimately from Latin, via Old French, Crescent started appearing in the US stats (albeit very quietly) in the 1070s, while in a more recent year, it was given to 7 girls. In France, it was even briefly popular for boys in the early 20th century.
Cressie could make for a cute nickname, as used in the Worst Witch children's TV series, short for Crescentmoon, though you may prefer elaborated options like Crescentia or Crescencia.
Pronounced CRES-ent.
As of October 2026, Crescent ranked #12190 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4471 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Crescent on lists
Famous Crescents
- Crescent Dragonwagon
American children's book author
Crescent in pop culture
- The crescent moon is
par excellence, the symbol of the Great Mother, the lunar Queen of Heaven, and is the attribute of all moon goddesses; it is the passive, feminine principle and is both the Mother and Celestial Virgin.
- Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnel
character in Marissa Meyer's book, Cress.