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Cree

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Meaning of Cree: Name of a North American indigenous people

Cree is a boy's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2258th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 785th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2258

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#785

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,253

First recorded 1989 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 89 babies1992: 68 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 25 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 68 babies2013: 104 babies2014: 119 babies2015: 110 babies2016: 93 babies2017: 82 babies2018: 106 babies2019: 99 babies2020: 128 babies20202021: 167 babies2022: 158 babies2023: 133 babies2024: 106 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Cree per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 167.

Gender split

50% boys · 50% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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