US rank #630 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,258 births

Crue — #630 US boys' name

2,258 babies named Crue in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s52000s1032010s6662020s1466
#630
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Crue was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

444 babies were named Crue in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crue

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,258 babies named Crue between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crue currently holds the #630 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 444 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crue performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,466 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Crue shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Crue in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crue in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,258 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crue at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

2,258

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2024

444 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#630

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Crue popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
444
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420212018201520122009200619921988 10

Crue popularity over time — girls

53 total births recorded since 2020 (Crue as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 53 births
6810121416 20242023202220212020 8

Crue by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,466 births that decade — 65% of Crue's all-time total
1980s181990s52000s1032010s6662020s1466

Crue by state

Where Crue concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Crue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
148 6.6%
#2 Utah
111 4.9%
#3 Ohio
107 4.7%
#4 Illinois
88 3.9%
#5 California
87 3.9%
#6 Indiana
86 3.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
85 3.8%
#8 Florida
54 2.4%
Texas share of Crue's total US births 6.6%
Even split

148 of 2,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Crue appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crue?
2,258 babies have been named Crue since 1988. It currently ranks #630 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 444 births.
When was Crue most popular?
Crue was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,466 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Crue most popular?
The top states for the name Crue are Texas (148 births), Utah (111 births), Ohio (107 births).
How long has the name Crue been used?
Crue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Crue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Cru, Cruze, Cruzito, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.