Is Cru a boy or girl name?
Cru is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 132 boys were named Cru, so 5.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 1,482 US babies named Cru were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,408
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,297
- Babies named Cru since 1990
- 1,482
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 142 babies
Boys and girls named Cru, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 132 | #1,408 | 8 | #11,297 |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,576 | 9 | #10,489 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 135 | #1,366 | 7 | #12,488 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,424 | 5 | #15,647 |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,518 | 5 | #16,074 |
| 2018 | 90 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 65 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,030 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,357 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,698 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,116 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,299 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,137 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,603 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,681 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,355 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cru reached #1,329 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #10,489 in 2023. 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 Cru
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.