Crimson
A unisex name of Persian origin, meaning deep red color.
Babies a year
87
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Crimson by the numbers
Crimson was given to 87 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 70 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Crimson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Criston5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Crimson
Names that are said the same way as Crimson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Krimson17 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean red
Like Crimson, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubydeep red gemstone1,032 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Crimson
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