Krue Boy
How popular is Krue?
#935 boy name in 2025
251 baby boys were named Krue in the US in 2025, making it the 935th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Krue popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #935 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 251 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+470% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,721 in 2015, #1,534 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (251 boys) |
| Highest rank | #933 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 2006 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Krue counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Crue family of names ranked #521 for boys in 2025 (#442 the year before), with 565 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crue | 314 | 56% |
| Krue | 251 | 44% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Krue is most popular
Babies named Krue per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.4 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Indiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Krue by decade
Boy names about as popular as Krue
Questions
- Is Krue a boy or girl name?
- Krue is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Krue were boys.
- How popular is the name Krue?
- 251 baby boys were named Krue in the US in 2025, making it the 935th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Krue most popular?
- Krue peaked in 2025, when 251 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #933 in 2024.
- How many people are named Krue?
- 1,629 babies have been named Krue in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,623 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Krue most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Krue was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.