Fun Facts About the Name Crimson
- More than 1 thousand babies named Crimson: U.S. records list 1,836 babies given the name Crimson from 1880 through 2025. Even 558 boys received the name Crimson - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Crimson Mean?
Crimson is an English word name meaning "deep red," the color originally associated with kermes dye. The English word comes from Middle English cremesin and crimosin, borrowed from Old French cremesin and cramoisi. Those forms go back to Medieval Latin cremesinus, from Arabic qirmizī, "of kermes," based on qirmiz, the kermes insect and the red dye made from it. Arabic qirmiz is usually traced to Persian qirmiz; a further connection to Sanskrit kṛmi-ja, "worm-born," is often mentioned but not certain. The literal sense is a specific dyestuff and color, not a symbolic quality or personality trait.
Crimson Name History & Origins
The word crimson appears in Middle English as a term for a deep red cloth and the dye used to color it. Kermes dye was made from the dried bodies of scale insects collected from oak trees around the Mediterranean, and it was a valuable luxury red in medieval Europe before other red dyestuffs became widespread. Through Old French and Medieval Latin, the English word preserved the Arabic root qirmiz, so its history is tied to trade, textile production, and dyeing rather than to a saint, deity, or ancient personal name. The color word also appears in the King James Bible's phrase "red like crimson" (Isaiah 1:18), but that is a literary use of the vocabulary word, not an early use of Crimson as a personal name.
Crimson as a personal name is a modern English word name. It belongs with color names such as Ruby, Violet, and Scarlett, which English-speaking families began using as given names especially from the 19th century onward. Crimson is less common than those names and is not a traditional inherited name; it is generally chosen for the color word itself and its association with a strong, deep red. Its history as a given name is therefore much shorter than the long history of the vocabulary word, and the two should not be confused.
How Popular is the Name Crimson?
Crimson has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #2,545 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,793 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #4,203 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2023 | #3,717 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,282 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2021 | #3,501 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #4,189 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,344 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2018 | #2,916 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 2017 | #3,060 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2016 | #2,545 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 2015 | #2,817 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #3,146 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #2,846 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,911 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #3,277 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2010 | #4,042 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #4,969 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #4,677 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #4,716 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #4,604 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #5,139 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #8,368 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,121 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #4,664 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #5,050 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #4,825 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #5,968 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #5,182 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #4,866 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #5,586 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #6,721 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,764 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #6,344 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #6,722 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #9,528 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,964 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #8,191 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #8,557 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,109 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,308 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,071 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,351 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,898 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #8,407 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,299 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #10,062 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,367 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #9,362 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #7,883 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,076 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #3,701 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #3,805 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #3,789 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #4,135 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,587 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,503 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #3,617 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #3,076 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #2,733 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #3,093 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #2,943 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #5,014 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #3,386 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #7,096 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #4,389 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #5,606 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,464 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,705 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #6,539 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #7,759 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,656 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,991 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,899 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,680 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,714 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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