Given name
Crispus
“curly(-headed)”·“a curly-haired man”
Crispus is a variant of Crispin. Interpretations include “curly(-headed)” (Latin) and “a curly-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GreekΚρισπος
Meaning & origin
What it means
Crispus 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
Crispus 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Crispus appears in Acts 18:8, 1 Corinthians 1:14, Acts 18:2.
- Acts 18:8
- 1 Corinthians 1:14
- Acts 18:2
From biblical name research
Crispus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 7 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 7 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 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Crispus’s family of names
Crispus has a related form in Crispin. In Latin usage, Crispus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kryspin. In English usage, Crispus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kryspus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Crispus has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
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 Crispus
- Crispus AttucksAfrican American/Native American, first victim of the Boston Massacre1723–1770
- Crispus KiyongaUgandan politicianborn 1952
Characters named Crispus: Crispus Allen (DC Comics character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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