Krew
Krew was the 601st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 476 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 581st with 491 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 865 places. More babies were named Krew in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Crew) Origin uncertain · English, Welsh
- Rank in 2025
- #601 boys, up 106 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 476boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024491 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,177babies recorded
What does the name Krew mean?
Krew is a spelling of Crew, pronounced the same way, so it shares Crew's meaning and origin.
Crew is a recent American boy's name. Wiktionary explains the surname Crew as coming from the town of Crewe in Cheshire, whose name is from Old Welsh criu, 'weir'. Most parents, however, seem to choose it for the English word crew, a group of people working together, which came from Old French creue, 'reinforcement', from Latin crescere, 'to grow'. Both sources are documented; which applies depends on the family.
criu (Old Welsh, “weir”)creue (Old French, “increase, reinforcement”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Surname from Crewe ('weir') or the English word crew; both are documented.
Related names: Crewe, Cru.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Crew', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'crew', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Krew popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 41 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #601 | 476 |
| 2020 | #707 | 355 |
| 2010 | #1,981 | 70 |
| 2000 | #11,410 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Krew, counting every spelling?
Krew is a spelling of Crew, a name family that ranked #207 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #601 for Krew on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,867 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1,352 | #256 | 6,755 |
| Krew | 476 | #601 | 2,276 |
| Krewe | 20 | #4,968 | 63 |
| Crewe | 19 | #5,075 | 63 |
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 Krew?
476 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Krew (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Krew 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 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Krew.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Krew?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Krew are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Krew 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.
Krew by state
How common Krew was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (4.9×), Utah (4.9×), North Dakota (4.7×), Nebraska (4.3×), Iowa (3.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nevada, New York, Mississippi.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Krew: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Krew, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Krew
What does Krew mean?
The origin of Crew is uncertain: Surname from Crewe ('weir') or the English word crew; both are documented.
How popular is the name Krew?
Krew was the 601st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 476 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 581st with 491 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 865 places. More babies were named Krew in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Krew a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Krew in the US.
Where is Krew most popular?
In 2021–2025, Krew was most common in Idaho (1.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and North Dakota.