NameTides

Cru

Cru was the #1,609 boys' name in the US in 2025 (105 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Cru as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cru as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Cru as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,609 (105)#4,275 (4)——#2,095 (9)
2024#1,410 (132)#2,444 (9)——#2,238 (8)
2023#1,576 (110)#3,524 (5)#728 (3)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,330 (141)#4,002 (4)——#2,052 (8)
2021#1,365 (135)#2,730 (7)——#2,260 (7)
2020#1,423 (121)——#741 (3)#1,708 (10)
2019#1,515 (112)————
2018#1,724 (90)————
2017#2,130 (64)————
2016#1,890 (78)———#2,718 (5)
2015#2,132 (65)————
2014#2,154 (63)————
2013#2,299 (55)————
2012#2,551 (48)———#2,666 (5)
2011#2,232 (58)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,330.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1990.
  • In 2024, 6% of US babies named Cru were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cru is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cru by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Cru (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CruCanadaBoys#2,0959
CruEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
CrúIrelandBoys—too few
CruNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CruNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CruScotlandBoys—too few
CruUSGirls—too few
CruUSBoys#1,609105