Krimson
Krimson is a Flemish comic book character and the main antagonist in the Belgian comic strip series Suske en Wiske. He is a doctor, billionaire and supervillain who wants to take over the world.
Meaning & Origin of Krimson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krimson is a Flemish comic book character and the main antagonist in the Belgian comic strip series Suske en Wiske. He is a doctor, billionaire and supervillain who wants to take over the world.
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The Story of Krimson
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Krimson as a girl name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Krimson — #7,227 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Krimson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Krimson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 182 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Krimson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 11 births, good for #7,170 nationwide. About 56% of every Krimson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Krimson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Krimson
Krimson is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Krimson's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Krimson'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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