Cree
Cree was the 3096th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1503rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (120). Over the last ten years it has moved down 945 places. More babies were named Cree in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,096 boys, down 1,281 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- 29% girls, 71% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,253babies recorded
Cree popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,760 | #3,096 | 21 | 39 |
| 2020 | #3,350 | #1,815 | 46 | 82 |
| 2010 | #12,551 | #9,892 | 8 | 7 |
| 2000 | #4,824 | #5,634 | 24 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,299 | — | 55 | — |
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How popular is Cree, counting every spelling?
Cree is the most common spelling of a name family that had 74 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cree | 39 | #3,096 | 441 |
| Kree | 35 | #3,353 | 297 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cree?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cree (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cree born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cree.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cree?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Cree are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Cree a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cree by state
How common Cree was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.3×), Georgia (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cree: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cree, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cree
How popular is the name Cree?
Cree was the 3096th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1503rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (120). Over the last ten years it has moved down 945 places. More babies were named Cree in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cree a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 29% girls, 71% boys given the name Cree in the US.
Where is Cree most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cree was most common in North Carolina (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Mississippi.