Recorded 1993–2009 Boys' name Peak 1993 16 births

Krey — boys' name

16 babies named Krey in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Krey was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

6 babies were named Krey in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krey

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Krey between 1993 and 2009, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Krey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Krey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krey 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 16 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.

Krey at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

16

Since 1993

17 years of records

Peak year

1993

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1993

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2009

Krey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1993

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1993)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 200919981993 6

Krey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Krey's all-time total
1990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krey?
16 babies have been named Krey since 1993. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Krey most popular?
Krey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Krey been used?
Krey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 17 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Krey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krew, Kreed, Kreg, Kree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2009 (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.