Names / Girl names
Crete
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#690
in 1882
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
14
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #690 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(KREET): Sharp and uncommon. It first appears in American naming data in 1881. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It topped out in 1882 at #690. Only about 14 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.