Krewe

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Krewe by the numbers

Krewe was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Krewe

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Krewe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Krew172 in the US (2017)
  • Kree50 in the US (2017)
  • Kaedemaple; maple leaf13 in the US (2017)
  • Keenekeen or sharp; noble10 in the US (2017)
  • Koredeone who brings wealth or prosperity6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kyree506 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Krewe

Names that are said the same way as Krewe, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Crewincrease or growth; a group of people344 in the US (2017)
  • Crewefrom a place name, possibly related to crew or crook5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cru64 in the US (2017)
  • Crue23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Krue29 in the US (2017)
  • Kru12 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Krewe

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