Krue
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,722 in 2015, #935 in 2025
Boy’s name
What Krue means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Krue yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,722 in 2015, #935 in 2025 Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Krue?
▼ 2 vs 2024
▼ 586 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #2722 in 2015. England & Wales: New in the last 10 years.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 251 boys got the name (#935 that year). First in the US records in 2006.
How common
- About 1 in 6,805 baby boys in the US in 2025
- About 1 in 67,984 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in WV (1.14 per 1,000 boys), ID (0.7 per 1,000 boys), IA (0.51 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Krue is #935 in the US and #4275 in England & Wales (2025).
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #935 | 251 | 1 in 6,805 | #2722 |
| England & Wales | #4275 | 4 | 1 in 67,984 | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 91.6% of US babies named Krue were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 23 | 251 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| US all years since 1880 | 89 | 1,540 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 30 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Krue
Boys
- Ace#164Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #419 in 2015, #164 in 2025
- Oliver#3Editor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records
- Kash#286Editor’s note Up from #382 in 2015 to #286 in 2025 in the US
- Charlie#145Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #22 vs #145 in 2025
- Levi#12Editor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records
- Everett#77Same root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”*
For a sister
- Shiloh#281Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #605 in 2015, #281 in 2025
- June#150From the word “name”*
- Ayla#77Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies
- Isla#28Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters
- Evangeline#147“good news”*
- Elsie#123Diminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”*
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Krue’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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