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Cru

98% boys · 105 born in 2025

Cru has been given to about 1,588 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,577
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cru per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 142
  • Born in 2025105
  • All time1,588
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Cru?

Its best year was 2021, when 142 babies were given the name, ranking 1366th. The typical living American called Cru is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Cru

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tru0.75
  2. Dru0.75
  3. Cruz0.71
  4. Cyrus0.60
  5. Curt0.53
  6. Crew0.51
  7. Kurt0.47
  8. Krew0.46

Middle names for Cru

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cru Thomas0.80
  2. Cru James0.80
  3. Cru Miles0.79
  4. Cru Wilder0.78
  5. Cru Cole0.65
  6. Cru Paul0.61

Sibling names for Cru

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaisenbrother · 0.96
  2. Matheobrother · 0.96
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.96
  4. Laylanisister · 0.96
  5. Elowensister · 0.95
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.95

Where Cru is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cru Wilson0.75
  2. Cru Williams0.75
  3. Cru Walker0.75
  4. Cru Torres0.75
  5. Cru Thompson0.75
  6. Cru Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cru

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Cru across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.