Crimson
Crimson was the 4793rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2545th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,975 places. More babies were named Crimson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,793 girls, down 604 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- 60% girls, 40% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201670 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,836babies recorded
Crimson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,793 | #5,076 | 28 | 19 |
| 2020 | #4,189 | #3,590 | 33 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,043 | #4,389 | 37 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,825 | #10,681 | 24 | 5 |
| 1990 | #6,964 | — | 12 | — |
| 1980 | #10,722 | — | 5 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Crimson, counting every spelling?
Crimson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 36 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 28 | #4,793 | 196 |
| Krimson | 8 | #11,462 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Crimson?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Crimson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Crimson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Crimson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Crimson?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Crimson are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Crimson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Crimson by state
How common Crimson was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (10.1×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Crimson: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Crimson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Crimson
How popular is the name Crimson?
Crimson was the 4793rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2545th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,975 places. More babies were named Crimson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Crimson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 60% girls, 40% boys given the name Crimson in the US.
Where is Crimson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Crimson was most common in Alabama (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.