boy's name
Cru
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,672
Ireland
#770
as Crú, 2020
Cru is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 142 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,576 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Cru over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 676 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 774 |
How popular is Cru?
In 2025, Cru was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cru is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Cru is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Crú | Crú is Cru written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #770. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Cru
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cru also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cru over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cru
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cru — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cru
How popular is the name Cru?
In 2025, Cru was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cru a girl's or a boy's name?
Cru is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cru most popular?
Cru peaked in 2021, when 142 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cru a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cru currently ranks #1,618 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.