Crux vs Cru

Side-by-side comparison of Crux and Cru — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Crux

Boy name

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Name B

Cru

Boy name · Rank #1410

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Metric Crux Cru
Current Rank Unranked #1410
Total Births (all years) 5 1,448
Peak Year 2022 2022
Peak Year Births 5 141
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2022 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Crux Cru
1990ss — 6
2000ss — 132
2010ss — 671
2020ss 5 639

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Crux Cru
2014 — 63
2015 — 65
2016 — 78
2017 — 64
2018 — 90
2019 — 112
2020 — 121
2021 — 135
2022 5 141
2023 — 110
2024 — 132

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2022–2022.

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