NameTides

Krue

Krue was the #935 boys' name in the US in 2025 (251 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Krue as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Krue 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Krue 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#935 (251)#4,275 (4)—#468 (7)#2,527 (7)
2024#933 (247)#3,689 (5)——#1,909 (10)
2023#1,066 (203)#3,113 (6)——#1,687 (11)
2022#1,168 (175)#3,450 (5)——#2,493 (6)
2021#1,291 (147)#2,730 (7)———
2020#1,534 (108)—#711 (3)——
2019#1,974 (74)————
2018#2,579 (49)————
2017#3,586 (30)#4,812 (3)———
2016#2,783 (43)————
2015#2,722 (44)————
2014#3,693 (28)————
2013#3,582 (29)————
2012#3,714 (28)————
2011#3,164 (35)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #935.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2006.
  • In 2025, 8% of US babies named Krue were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,800 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 6,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Krue is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 6,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Krue 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: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #768MINew 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: #448IAIndiana: #545INOhio: #595OHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #457MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #520TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: #470SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #504OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Krue (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
KrueCanadaBoys#2,5277
KrueEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
KrueIrelandBoys#4687
KrueNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KrueScotlandBoys—too few
KrueUSGirls#5,41023
KrueUSBoys#935251