Crew
Boy name · #256 in 2025 · Distinctive
How old is the name Crew? In official American birth records, Crew has been tracked continuously since 1995, giving it 30 years of documented American history.
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. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Crew in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Crew is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". 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. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Crew is most common in UT (2.9 per 1,000), NE (2.5 per 1,000), NH (2.2 per 1,000), IA (2 per 1,000), OH (1.8 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.9 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Crew is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
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
How old is the name Crew?
In official American birth records, the name Crew first appeared in 1995 (over 30 years ago), when 6 newborn boys received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 30 years.
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.