Name Legacy

Crimson

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Crimson was most popular in 2016, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,257 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,836 people named Crimson.

Most popular in2016
Rank that year#3,257
Births that year114
Total since 18801,836
Given to70% girls

Crimson over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Crimson’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Crimson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Crimson is a unisex name — 69.6% of the 1,836 Americans given it were girls and 30.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 60% girls and 40% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Crimson

Where Crimson is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org