Given name & surname
Crispin
“curly(-headed)”·“a curly-haired man”
Crispin is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “curly(-headed)” (Latin) and “a curly-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original LatinCrispinus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “curly(-headed)” (Latin) and “a curly-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In English usage, Crispin developed from CRISPINUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Crispin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,823
- 1,818 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,432 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,432 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,049 as a first name in 2020; 2,998 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.
Crispin’s family of names
Crispin has a feminine form in Crispina. Crispin has a related form in Crespin. Crispin has a related form in Crepin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Crispin has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Crispin comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Crispusvariant
- Crespinvariant
- Crespenvariant
- Crispenvariant
- Crespynvariant
- Crispynvariant
- Crisposvariant
- Crispovariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Crispin
- Crispin GloverAmerican actorborn 1964
- Crispin FreemanAmerican voice actorborn 1972
- Crispin of ViterboItalian Capuchin (1668-1750)
- Crispin Bonham-CarterBritish actorborn 1969
- Crispin DuenasCanadian archerborn 1986
- Crispin VarquezFilipino Roman Catholic bishopborn 1960
- Crispin BluntBritish politicianborn 1960
- Crispin SorhaindoPresident of Dominica (1931–2010)
- Crispin WrightBritish philosopherborn 1942
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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