US rank #6843 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,800 births

Crispin — #6843 US boys' name

1,800 babies named Crispin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s881930s831940s1271950s1571960s1531970s2601980s1971990s2032000s2332010s1892020s69
#6843
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Crispin was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

39 babies were named Crispin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crispin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,800 babies named Crispin between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crispin currently holds the #6843 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crispin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Crispin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 313 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Crispin in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crispin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,800 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crispin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,800

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2007

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#6,843

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Crispin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
39
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Crispin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1967 (Crispin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1967 5

Crispin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
260 births that decade — 14% of Crispin's all-time total
1910s411920s881930s831940s1271950s1571960s1531970s2601980s1971990s2032000s2332010s1892020s69

Crispin by state

Where Crispin concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Crispin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
313 17.4%
#2 California
177 9.8%
#3 Georgia
5 0.3%
Texas share of Crispin's total US births 17.4%
Even split

313 of 1,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crispin?
1,800 babies have been named Crispin since 1915. It currently ranks #6843 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 39 births.
When was Crispin most popular?
Crispin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Crispin most popular?
The top states for the name Crispin are Texas (313 births), California (177 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Crispin been used?
Crispin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Crispin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristian, Cristopher, Cristobal, Cristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.