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Kru

94% boys · 86 born in 2025

Kru has been given to about 631 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 627
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kru per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2024 · 93
  • Born in 202586
  • All time631

How popular is Kru?

Its best year was 2024, when 93 babies were given the name, ranking 1869th. The typical living American called Kru is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kru

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tru0.75
  2. Dru0.75
  3. Cruz0.66
  4. Cyrus0.56
  5. Kurt0.53
  6. Krew0.51
  7. Curt0.47
  8. Crew0.46

Middle names for Kru

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

Sibling names for Kru

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Izaelbrother · 0.94
  2. Xylasister · 0.93
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.93
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.93
  5. Wrenleighsister · 0.92
  6. Elowensister · 0.92

Where Kru is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Tennessee0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025

Kru 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. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.