girls:
1.1k births since 1989
#4642 (19th percentile)
boys:
1k births since 1989
#3582 (22nd percentile)
overall:
2.1k births since 1989
#5697 (26th percentile)
The name Cree is the #5,697 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,085 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 26.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 26.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,642 (18.8% percentile) for all time with 1,074 births since 1989. For boys, it ranks #3,582 (21.8% percentile) for all time with 1,011 births since 1989.
Cree first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 .
The name Cree is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 65.2% of babies named Cree were boys. Interestingly, until around 2012, the name was more popular for girls (82.1% girls from 1989 to 2011), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (64.6% boys from 2012 to 2023).
For girls, Cree reached its peak popularity in 1991, achieving the 9.9% percentile (ranked #766) with 44 births per million. The name was most common in 1991, with 44 births per million (ranked 9.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Cree ranks #906 for girls (4.3% percentile) with 26 births per million, which is 60.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Cree reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 12.5% percentile (ranked #809) with 64 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 64 births per million (ranked 12.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2009, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Cree ranks #830 for boys (8.9% percentile) with 47 births per million, which is 73.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Cree".
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