Unisex name · since 1989
Cree
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,129 babies named Cree, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cree currently ranks #3105 among unisex names in America, with 1,129 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cree has been recorded 1,129 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #3105 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #4,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,129 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cree ranks #4,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,129 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cree's 1,129 recorded births place it above 89.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cree compares
1,129 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cree's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cree | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,129 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cree's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 120, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cree popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cree popularity over time - girls
1,124 total births recorded since 1989 (Cree as girls' name)
Cree by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (523 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Cree's strongest decade.
523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
494 births
- 2020s
2020s
523 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 523 births (46% of all-time use).
How Cree compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cree's total volume
Cree by state
Where Cree concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 61 | 5.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 41 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.5% |
83 of 1,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Cree appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Crees (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cree draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.