Cressida
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning gold; from Chryseis in classical mythology.
Cressida by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Cressida. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cressida. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Cressida, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
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