How to say it
CREW
/kruː/
Masculine
Crew
A team, a band
What it means
An English word name from crew, a group working together; also the English place and surname Crewe.
Crew is a modern word name carrying the sense of a tight-knit team pulling together. It also echoes the English railway town of Crewe and its surname. It climbed quickly in the 2010s and 2020s among parents drawn to punchy, one-syllable, slightly rugged names like Cash and Jett. Plain, confident, and very current.
Popularity over time
peaked at #250 in 2024, currently #256 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
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The word 'crew,' a team; the English town spells it Crewe.
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- Crewe
- Krew
- Kru
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