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Cruz

Boy

Meaning of Cruz: Spanish: 'cross'

Cruz is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 335th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 227th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#335

1,040 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#227

218 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

35,024

First recorded 1880 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 124 babies1982: 133 babies1983: 120 babies1984: 136 babies1985: 149 babies1986: 171 babies1987: 183 babies1988: 195 babies1989: 223 babies1990: 221 babies19901991: 207 babies1992: 196 babies1993: 209 babies1994: 230 babies1995: 259 babies1996: 242 babies1997: 257 babies1998: 299 babies1999: 268 babies2000: 301 babies20002001: 360 babies2002: 337 babies2003: 375 babies2004: 433 babies2005: 496 babies2006: 544 babies2007: 700 babies2008: 874 babies2009: 925 babies2010: 1,013 babies20102011: 1,127 babies2012: 1,264 babies2013: 1,278 babies2014: 1,254 babies2015: 1,092 babies2016: 1,037 babies2017: 996 babies2018: 1,047 babies2019: 1,138 babies2020: 1,122 babies20202021: 1,150 babies2022: 1,094 babies2023: 1,034 babies2024: 1,132 babies2025: 1,040 babies
US babies named Cruz per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,278.

Gender split

88% boys · 12% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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