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Cru

Boy

Meaning of Cru: French: 'growth' or 'vineyard'

Cru is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1597th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1597

105 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,588

First recorded 1990 · 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: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 58 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 63 babies2015: 65 babies2016: 78 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 90 babies2019: 117 babies2020: 126 babies20202021: 142 babies2022: 141 babies2023: 119 babies2024: 141 babies2025: 105 babies
US babies named Cru per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 142.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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