Crew

Crew is a word-name that arrived on the American scene recently and decisively — one syllable, one image, a whole team in a breath. The word itself comes from the Middle French creue, increase or reinforcement, originally referring to a company of soldiers or sailors sent to augment a force. As a first name it broke the U.S. top 1,000 in 2015 and has climbed steadily since, reaching the top 250. Joanna Gaines helped it gain traction after naming her fifth son Crew in 2018. A name that suggests shared effort and a rowing shell at dawn. Brisk, teamlike, quietly collective.