Crimson Boy & girl
How popular is Crimson?
#4,757 girl name in 2025
28 baby girls were named Crimson in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name. Another 19 boys got the name (#5,044 for boys).
Crimson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,757 for girls (▼ 551 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 girls, 19 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,810 in 2015, #4,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (70 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,539 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Crimson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Crimson family of names ranked #2,569 for girls in 2025 (#2,668 the year before), with 43 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 28 | 65% |
| Krimson | 8 | 19% |
| Crimsyn | 7 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Crimson is most popular
Babies named Crimson per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Crimson by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | #7,678 |
| 1980s | 74 | #5,822 |
| 1990s | 148 | #4,815 |
| 2000s | 258 | #4,575 |
| 2010s | 547 | #2,539 |
| 2020s | 229 | #3,277 |
Girl names about as popular as Crimson
Questions
- Is Crimson a boy or girl name?
- Crimson is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Crimson were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Crimson?
- 28 baby girls were named Crimson in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name. Another 19 boys got the name (#5,044 for boys).
- When was Crimson most popular?
- Crimson peaked in 2016, when 70 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,539 in 2016.
- How many people are named Crimson?
- 1,836 babies have been named Crimson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,820 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Crimson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Crimson was most common in Alabama, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.