Boys' name · since 1990
Cru
1,553 babies named Cru in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,553
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cru is the #1620 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,553 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cru has been recorded 1,553 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #1620 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #3,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,620 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,553 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cru ranks #3,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,620 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,553 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,553
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cru's 1,553 recorded births place it above 91.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cru compares
1,553 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Cru's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,553 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cru's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cru popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2019 (Cru as girls' name)
Cru by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (744 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Cru's strongest decade.
744 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Cru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
671 births
- 2020s
2020s
744 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 744 births (48% of all-time use).
How Cru 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 Cru's total volume
Cru by state
Where Cru concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 157 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 144 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 51 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 15 | 1.0% |
157 of 1,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Cru appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cru's data
- California records the most Crus (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cru
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1990–2025 (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 Cru 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.