Cree

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A few things about Cree you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cree

Cree Summer

American actress

Choose Cree and your child shares a first name with Cree Summer, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cree, like who?” Cree Summer's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 43,860 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cree, 39 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cree would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCree first shows up in US birth records in 1989, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 36 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #1,503.
• 📈Then vs nowCree is 3.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 163,934 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 43,860.
• 🍂TrendCree has slipped 1,274 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,089. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlCree is given to both boys and girls: 65% of the 60 babies named Cree in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Cree

Cree is a gender-neutral name of Native American origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with C and ending in “-ree”. US birth records list Cree for boys from 1989 to 2025, in 30 of those 37 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #1,503 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,089, with 39 babies. Of the 60 US babies named Cree in 2025, 35% were girls and 65% were boys.

Origin:Native American names