Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Crue

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #797 Trend ↑ Rising 211%
Rank 2025
#797
among boys · ↓168 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
319
named Crue · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,440
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
457 babies
All-time total
2,633
#2,819 all-time among boys
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Crue popularity over time

2,633 babies have been named Crue since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 18 18 2 – #4,508
1990s – 5 5 1 -72% #8,651
2000s – 103 103 10 +1960% #3,940
2010s – 666 666 67 +547% #1,356
2020s (to 2025) 59 1,782 1,841 307 +361% #629

Where Crue is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 383 0.22 outside top 500
2027 452 0.26 outside top 500
2028 522 0.31 outside top 500
2029 589 0.34 outside top 500
2030 653 0.38 #469

Where Crue is most popular

Boys named Crue per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.187 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Iowa, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Crue born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 26 1.40 +646%
Iowa 57 0.827 +342%
Oklahoma 45 0.509 +172%
Indiana 77 0.480 +156%
Kansas 31 0.452 +141%
Ohio 102 0.385 +106%
Kentucky 38 0.379 +102%
Maine 7 0.361 +93%
Missouri 50 0.361 +93%
Minnesota 39 0.318 +70%
Louisiana 31 0.303 +62%
Tennessee 54 0.299 +60%
Pennsylvania 79 0.298 +59%
Montana 5 0.284 +51%
Illinois 72 0.282 +50%
Wisconsin 33 0.279 +49%
Michigan 46 0.225 +20%
Washington 36 0.220 +18%
Alabama 23 0.210 +12%
Maryland 25 0.210 +12%
Arkansas 13 0.205 +10%
North Carolina 50 0.196 +5%
Arizona 31 0.189 ≈ national
Nebraska 8 0.184 ≈ national
Georgia 41 0.162 -14%
Texas 124 0.141 -25%
Utah 12 0.126 -33%
Florida 59 0.125 -33%
Colorado 16 0.124 -34%
Oregon 9 0.119 -37%
South Carolina 11 0.106 -43%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -53%
California 78 0.085 -54%
New York 32 0.074 -61%
Virginia 9 0.047 -75%
New Jersey 9 0.045 -76%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Crue

Crue is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #797 in 2025 with 314 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 2,633 American babies have been named Crue. Its peak came in 2024, when 457 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Crue stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Crue?

The median living Crue is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 2,600 people named Crue are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Crue year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,441 314 #797
2024 11 #9,066 446 #629
2023 14 #7,734 366 #727
2022 11 #9,190 277 #868
2021 10 #9,722 214 #1,025
2020 8 #11,321 165 #1,167
2019 – – 132 #1,356
2018 – – 74 #1,981
2017 – – 55 #2,353
2016 – – 58 #2,283
2015 – – 70 #2,037
2014 – – 63 #2,160
2013 – – 56 #2,289
2012 – – 62 #2,158
2011 – – 55 #2,325
2010 – – 41 #2,881
2009 – – 26 #3,940
2008 – – 26 #3,951
2007 – – 23 #4,261
2006 – – 11 #7,001
2005 – – 11 #6,724
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – 6 #9,604
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Crue, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Crue?

The median living Crue is about 3 years old. Half of all living Crues are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Crue are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Crue are alive in the United States, based on 2,633 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Crue in 2025?

Crue ranked #797 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 314 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Crue?

2,633 babies have been named Crue in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Crue most popular?

Crue peaked in 2024, when 457 newborns received the name.

Is Crue a boy or girl name?

Crue is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Crue rising or falling?

Crue is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Crue become more popular?

Crue is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 653 boys named Crue in 2030, which would rank around #469. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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