boy's name
Crue
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,920
the United States
#797
2025 births
Crue is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #797. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2024, when 457 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,393 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Crue over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 103 |
| 2010s | 666 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,841 |
How popular is Crue?
In 2025, Crue was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #797 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Crue 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.
Names that peaked alongside Crue
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Crue also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Crue over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Crue
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Crue — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Crue
How popular is the name Crue?
In 2025, Crue was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #797 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Crue a girl's or a boy's name?
Crue is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Crue most popular?
Crue peaked in 2024, when 457 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Crue a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Crue currently ranks #669 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.