NameTides

Crue

Crue was the #797 boys' name in the US in 2025 (314 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Crue as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Crue as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Crue as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#797 (314)#1,226 (23)#333 (10)#395 (3)—#1,167 (21)
2024#629 (446)#945 (33)#619 (4)——#1,306 (17)
2023#727 (366)#965 (31)#614 (4)#395 (3)#770 (3)#1,342 (15)
2022#867 (277)#1,224 (22)#522 (5)—#779 (3)#1,142 (19)
2021#1,025 (214)#2,301 (9)———#1,191 (18)
2020#1,166 (165)#2,228 (9)———#1,312 (15)
2019#1,354 (132)#3,411 (5)———#2,440 (6)
2018#1,981 (74)#4,749 (3)———#2,740 (5)
2017#2,345 (55)————#2,198 (7)
2016#2,278 (58)#4,810 (3)———#1,988 (8)
2015#2,036 (70)#4,747 (3)———#2,715 (5)
2014#2,154 (63)—————
2013#2,278 (56)#4,685 (3)————
2012#2,155 (62)—————
2011#2,317 (55)—————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #629.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1988.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,400 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 5,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Crue is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,400 to 1 in 5,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Crue by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #601MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #206IAIndiana: #452INOhio: #513OHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: #422KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #828TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Crue (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
CrueCanadaBoys#1,16721
CrueEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
CrueIrelandBoys—too few
CrueNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CrueNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
CrueScotlandBoys#33310
CrueUSGirls#14,9425
CrueUSBoys#797314