Names / Boy names
Crispin
Current rank
#5,432
and easing
All-time peak
#1,563
in 1971
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
1,800
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,563 in 1971 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(KRIS-pin): curly-haired. Distinctive and slightly theatrical, which some people will love. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1915. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 1,800 children have been given the name overall.