Given name & surname
Crespin
“curly(-headed)”·“a curly-haired man”
Crespin is a variant of Crispin. Interpretations include “curly(-headed)” (Latin) and “a curly-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Crespin is a variant of Crispin. Interpretations include “curly(-headed)” (Latin) and “a curly-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Crespin is a variant of Crispin. An origin associated with Crispin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Crespin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 253
- 253 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 as a first name in 2020; 2,667 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Crespin’s family of names
Crespin has a related form in Crispin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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