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Cru

Cru is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
607 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Cru

If you do not know Cru’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cru,” in English, “Guten Tag Cru,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cru,

German

Guten Tag Cru,

French

Bonjour Cru,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cru:

Chinese

Cru您好：

Japanese

Cru様

English

Hi Cru,

German

Hi Cru,

French

Salut Cru,

Spanish

Hola Cru,

Chinese

Cru你好：

Japanese

Cruさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Cru by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name

United States birth data

607 male · 0 female · 607 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cru a male or female name?

Cru is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Cru in an email?

If you do not know Cru’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cru,” in English, “Guten Tag Cru,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Cru a unisex name?

Cru is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cru a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/cru. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cru,
  title  = {Is Cru a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/cru},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}