Cru

Cru: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “growth; vineyard parcel”
Origin: French
Say it: KROO · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys (98% of all uses)

From French cru, a wine term for a vineyard or growth area. As a given name, it may also be influenced by the surname or name Crew/Cruz.

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How popular is Cru?

202442.0 per million US babies

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Compare with another name

Babies named Cru in 2024140

2024 rank#1,410 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,482

Cru is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Cru

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Cru questions

What does the name Cru mean?

Cru means "growth; vineyard parcel". It comes from French. From French cru, a wine term for a vineyard or growth area. As a given name, it may also be influenced by the surname or name Crew/Cruz.

Is Cru a boy or girl name?

Cru is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cru?

140 US babies were named Cru in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Cru?

Cru is usually pronounced KROO.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.