Unisex name · since 2006
Krue
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 1,540 babies named Krue, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,540
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Krue currently ranks #938 among unisex names in America, with 1,540 babies recorded since 2006.
Krue has 1,540 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #938 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #3,885 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #938 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,540 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krue ranks #3,885 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #938 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,540 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,540
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Krue's 1,540 recorded births place it above 91.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Krue compares
1,540 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
Krue's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,540 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 251 | 34 | 22,252 |
Krue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krue's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 251, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krue popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 251
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Krue popularity over time - girls
89 total births recorded since 2019 (Krue as girls' name)
Krue by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,131 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Krue's strongest decade.
1,131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Krue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 374
2010s
374 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,131 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,131 births (73% of all-time use).
How Krue 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 Krue's total volume
Krue by state
Where Krue concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 108 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 68 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 56 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Utah | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 53 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 50 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 48 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 43 | 2.8% |
108 of 1,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Krue appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Krues (108 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 Krue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Krue 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.