Is Cree a boy or girl name?
Cree is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 76 boys were named Cree, so 27.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 50.3% of the 2,192 US babies named Cree were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,011
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,674
- Babies named Cree since 1989
- 2,192
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 167 babies
Boys and girls named Cree, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 33 | 86.8% |
| 1990s | 59 | 371 | 86.3% |
| 2000s | 48 | 168 | 77.8% |
| 2010s | 494 | 323 | 39.5% |
| 2020s | 483 | 208 | 30.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76 | #2,011 | 29 | #4,674 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,836 | 46 | #3,436 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,506 | 38 | #3,903 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,503 | 49 | #3,257 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,814 | 46 | #3,349 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,237 | 37 | #3,940 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,069 | 37 | #3,940 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,642 | 35 | #4,160 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,259 | 34 | #4,274 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,151 | 46 | #3,442 |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,963 | 46 | #3,445 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,288 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,604 | 21 | #6,162 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,610 | 11 | #9,880 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,889 | 8 | #12,550 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,936 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,889 | 8 | #12,853 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,137 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,874 | 17 | #7,226 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,298 | 12 | #9,022 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,693 | 16 | #7,156 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,120 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,599 | 23 | #5,123 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,590 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,634 | 24 | #4,824 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,906 | 23 | #4,758 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,415 | 10 | #8,721 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,063 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,287 | 25 | #4,211 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,009 | 30 | #3,604 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,061 | 27 | #3,917 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,855 | 38 | #3,061 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,142 | 54 | #2,397 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,299 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,126 | 33 | #3,187 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cree reached #1,503 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,671 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cree
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.