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Crue

Boy

Meaning of Crue: French: 'vessel or bucket'

Crue is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 795th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 945th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#795

319 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#945

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,633

First recorded 1988 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 62 babies2013: 56 babies2014: 63 babies2015: 70 babies2016: 58 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 74 babies2019: 132 babies2020: 173 babies20202021: 224 babies2022: 288 babies2023: 380 babies2024: 457 babies2025: 319 babies
US babies named Crue per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 457.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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