Crew
Boy name · #256 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Crew is currently the #256 boy name in the United States — 1,352 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #717, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,331 boys born in 2025 was named Crew.
The 30-year story
Crew first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 1,415 babies and a rank of #250. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Crew per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Crew in class?
Crew scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Crew is most common
Geography matters for names, and Crew is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Crews were TX (98), OH (93), FL (75), PA (73), CA (59). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Crew
Statistically, parents drawn to Crew tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Krew, Cairo, Colson, Zayn, and Otto.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Crew | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,352 | #256 |
| 2024 | 1,415 | #250 |
| 2023 | 1,325 | #261 |
| 2022 | 1,357 | #254 |
| 2021 | 1,306 | #266 |
| 2020 | 1,189 | #284 |
| 2019 | 995 | #338 |
| 2018 | 478 | #579 |
| 2017 | 340 | #715 |
| 2016 | 335 | #731 |
| 2015 | 346 | #717 |
| 2014 | 368 | #685 |
| 2013 | 317 | #738 |
| 2012 | 294 | #772 |
| 2011 | 210 | #943 |
| 2010 | 194 | #1009 |
| 2009 | 144 | #1241 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1361 |
| 2007 | 98 | #1593 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1698 |
| 2005 | 49 | #2365 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2489 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3838 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2817 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3321 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Crew a popular boy name?
Crew ranked #256 among boys in 2025 with 1,352 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #717.
When was the name Crew most popular?
Crew peaked in 2024, when 1,415 American boys received the name (ranked #250 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Crew?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,331 newborn American boys was named Crew. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.