How Many People Are Named Kru?
An estimated 540 people in the United States have the first name Kru. It is predominantly male (95.0%). The average bearer is 6 years old, and Kru peaked in popularity in 2024 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kru as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kru paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
540
About 1 in 634,730 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
92 births
Total Registered
544
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kru
Kru is predominantly male (95.0%), though 27 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kru as a male name
Ranked #1,885 in 2024
85 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (85 births)
Kru as a female name
Ranked #12,807 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (7 births)
Kru: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kru span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 359 babies were registered. Kru remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kru by Decade
How has Kru tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kru by State
Birth registrations for Kru span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 13 Krus were registered per state.
Kru + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kru as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kru
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kru: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kru?
We estimate approximately 540 people named Kru are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 634,730 Americans share this first name.
Is Kru a common name?
Kru is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 544 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kru most popular?
Kru reached peak popularity in 2024, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kru is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kru a male name?
Kru is predominantly male. 95.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kru Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kru Smith, Kru Johnson, Kru Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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