Is Kru a boy or girl name?

Kru is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 631 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Kru

Recorded 2008–2025 · United States

Kru was most popular in 2024, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,749 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,910, with 86 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 631 people named Kru.

Kru over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kru’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kru a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kru is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 631 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kru

Where Kru is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org