Fun Facts About the Name Crispin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Crispin: U.S. records list 1,822 babies given the name Crispin from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Crispin - about 1 girl for every 363 boys.
What Does the Name Crispin Mean?
Crispin is an English form of the Latin name Crispinus, which means "curly-haired" or "curly." It comes from the Latin word crispus, meaning "curly." Crispinus was a Roman family name, or cognomen, and was not originally a Christian name. The Latin ending -inus can suggest "belonging to" or "characterized by," so the name can be understood as "the curly one" or "curly-haired." The English form drops the Latin ending. The female form Crispina is also found in Latin and later European use.
Crispin Name History & Origins
Crispin reached English from Latin Crispinus, likely through French forms such as Crespin and Crispin. In medieval England it was used as a personal name and also survives as a surname. Its Christian use is closely tied to Saints Crispin and Crispinian, traditionally described as brothers and martyrs in Gaul, and venerated as patrons of shoemakers, cobblers, and tanners. Their feast day, 25 October, became known as St Crispin's Day.
William Shakespeare's Henry V includes the famous St Crispin's Day speech before the Battle of Agincourt. That is a literary use of the existing feast, not the origin of the name. Related forms in other languages include French Crépin, Italian Crispino, and Spanish Crispín.
How Popular is the Name Crispin?
Crispin 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 2007. Its best rank was #1,563 in 1971.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | #6,978 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,432 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #6,893 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,371 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,250 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #6,087 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #6,035 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #4,510 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #5,587 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,855 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,839 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #3,803 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #3,810 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #6,689 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,389 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #4,531 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,707 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,057 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,930 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #2,983 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #4,903 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #3,253 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,549 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #4,456 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,067 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #5,739 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #3,325 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #2,878 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #3,614 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #2,917 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #3,220 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #3,332 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #3,943 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,263 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #2,929 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #3,239 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,014 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #2,628 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #3,239 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,370 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #2,702 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,736 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #2,985 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #2,153 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,444 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,215 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,169 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #2,171 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #1,875 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #1,789 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,886 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1975 | #1,796 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #1,940 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #1,688 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,563 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1970 | #1,807 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #1,816 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,128 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #1,863 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #1,997 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,230 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,439 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,054 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,008 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #2,146 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #3,340 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,077 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #1,900 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #1,770 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #1,692 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #1,974 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #1,977 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,022 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #1,738 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #1,830 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #2,486 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #1,832 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #2,397 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #1,832 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,794 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1944 | #2,217 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,439 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #2,170 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #1,927 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #2,211 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #3,593 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,513 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,206 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #2,278 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,038 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,582 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #1,952 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1930 | #2,638 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,632 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #2,695 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,560 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #3,455 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #4,344 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,486 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,537 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #2,848 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #2,077 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #3,555 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #2,405 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,729 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #3,292 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #4,042 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,154 | 7 | 0.0008% |
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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