Cree
The Cree are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations macro-communities.
Meaning & Origin of Cree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Cree are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations macro-communities.
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Etymology
The Story of Cree
As a girl name
Cree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 33 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 89 Crees were born — ranking #1,669 that year. As of 2026, Cree ranks #4,557 for girls with 30 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 1K Crees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 120 Crees were born — ranking #1,503 that year. As of 2026, Cree ranks #1,952 for boys with 81 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Crees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cree
Cree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cree's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,503. Use the chart and map above to compare Cree's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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