Fun Facts About the Name Crewe
- 167 babies named Crewe: U.S. records list 167 babies given the name Crewe from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Crewe Mean?
Crewe is an English place name and surname whose established sense is "ford" or "crossing place." It comes from the Brittonic ancestor of Welsh cryw, a word for a ford or river crossing. The surname is habitational: it was taken from the place called Crewe in Cheshire, England. That place name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Creu. Its literal meaning is topographic, referring to a crossing point, and surname dictionaries often give the meaning simply as "ford."
Crewe Name History & Origins
The place name Crewe belongs to Cheshire, where Brittonic speech left traces in local names. Its Domesday form, Creu, is usually explained as reflecting the Brittonic word that became Welsh cryw, "ford" or "crossing." From this place the habitational surname Crewe developed: it identified someone who lived at Crewe or came from it. In 1806 John Crewe, a member of the Cheshire family, was created Baron Crewe. As a first name, Crewe is a transferred use of the surname. The town of Crewe later became a railway center, which kept the place name familiar.
How Popular is the Name Crewe?
Crewe has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #5,075 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,075 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,892 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,839 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,674 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #11,057 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,898 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #7,683 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,880 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,163 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,269 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,129 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,160 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #7,611 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,806 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #11,333 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,721 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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