Crispina
Crispina was a virgin martyr of Africa who suffered during the Diocletian persecution. She was born at Thagora, a town in the Roman province of Numidia, located in Taoura, Algeria. in North Africa.) She died by beheading at Theveste, in Numidia.
Meaning & Origin of Crispina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Crispina was a virgin martyr of Africa who suffered during the Diocletian persecution. She was born at Thagora, a town in the Roman province of Numidia, located in Taoura, Algeria. in North Africa.) She died by beheading at Theveste, in Numidia.
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The Story of Crispina
Crispina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 7 births, good for #3,817 nationwide. About 48% of every Crispina on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Crispina last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Crispina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Crispina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Crispino
- Crispiness
- Christina
- Kristina
- Cristina
- Crispin
- Krystina
- Crispen
- Crespin
- Crosspoint
- Greasepaint
- Creepiness
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About the name Crispina
Crispina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Crispina's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,817. Use the chart and map above to compare Crispina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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