Crimson
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KRIM-zun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,757 for girls
Unisex
Crimson is a name of English origin, meaning “deep red”. In 2025 it ranked 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).
What does Crimson mean?
English: English colour word, ultimately from Arabic qirmiz
“deep red”
The colour word comes via Medieval Latin from Arabic qirmiz, the kermes insect used to make red dye.
Is Crimson a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Crimson has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 19 boys in the US.
How popular is Crimson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,757among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 57,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Crimson, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 70 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974. 19 boys were also named Crimson in 2025 (5,044th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Crimson than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Crimson in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 84% of the babies named Crimson in the US in 2002, and 60% in 2025.
Crimson in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4,757 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2022 | 49 | #3,277 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,490 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,904 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,539 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,810 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,900 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Crimson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Crimson
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Crimson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/crimson, updated 20 October 2026.