Unisex name · since 1974
Crimson
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,278 babies named Crimson, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Crimson currently ranks #4800 among unisex names in America, with 1,278 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crimson has been recorded 1,278 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #4800 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,358 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,278 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crimson ranks #6,358 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,278 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Crimson's 1,278 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Crimson compares
1,278 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Crimson's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Crimson | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,278 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Crimson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crimson's full recorded timeline at 2001, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crimson popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Crimson popularity over time - boys
558 total births recorded since 1998 (Crimson as boys' name)
Crimson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (547 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Crimson's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Crimson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 148
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
547 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 547 births (43% of all-time use).
How Crimson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Crimson's total volume
Crimson by state
Where Crimson concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 240 | 18.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 33 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
240 of 1,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Crimson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (547 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Crimsons (240 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Crimson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Crimson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.