The first name Crew
A boy’s name meaning “weir”.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Crew means “weir”.
From Crewe in Cheshire, Old Welsh criu (“weir”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 21 boys were named Crew, making it the 1,307th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Crew with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Crew at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,352 boys born in the United States were named Crew, the 256th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 1,415 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Crew mean?
- Crew means “weir”.
- How popular is the name Crew?
- In 2025, 21 boys born in England and Wales were named Crew, ranking 1,307th.
- Is Crew a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 12,580 US babies named Crew since 1880 were boys.
- When was Crew most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 1,415 babies were named Crew, its highest rank at 250th.
- Is Crew also a surname?
- Yes. Crew is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.