NameTides

Cruz

Cruz was the #331 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,025 babies), and #200 in England & Wales and #419 in Canada.

Cruz as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cruz as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandUSCanadaIreland
Cruz as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#331 (1,025)#200 (258)#152 (29)#270 (6)#348 (11)#419 (77)
2024#303 (1,115)#227 (218)#169 (26)#239 (8)#350 (11)#414 (78)
2023#329 (1,015)#254 (185)#152 (31)#348 (4)#288 (15)#372 (80)
2022#315 (1,066)#311 (145)#191 (23)#221 (9)#306 (14)#385 (77)
2021#297 (1,117)#269 (170)#213 (21)#295 (6)#552 (5)#320 (107)
2020#303 (1,098)#372 (117)#249 (16)#270 (6)#556 (5)#319 (100)
2019#304 (1,115)#402 (108)#204 (23)#274 (6)#506 (6)#387 (80)
2018#326 (1,022)#341 (134)#253 (16)#416 (3)#635 (4)#324 (100)
2017#347 (970)#374 (122)#291 (14)#318 (5)—#330 (99)
2016#341 (1,015)#365 (127)#256 (17)#281 (6)#448 (7)#323 (106)
2015#324 (1,065)#406 (103)#426 (7)#342 (4)—#287 (119)
2014#290 (1,224)#381 (107)#399 (8)#213 (10)#468 (7)#276 (125)
2013#279 (1,250)#420 (97)#316 (12)#271 (6)—#272 (123)
2012#284 (1,232)#422 (94)#224 (21)#231 (8)#430 (8)#245 (139)
2011#300 (1,098)#401 (99)#304 (12)#261 (6)#623 (4)#265 (122)

Cruz as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Cruz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Cruz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#7,133 (15)——
2024#6,642 (17)——
2023#6,169 (19)——
2022#4,793 (28)#4,646 (4)—
2021#4,245 (33)——
2020#5,168 (24)——
2019#5,449 (23)——
2018#5,152 (25)——
2017#5,045 (26)——
2016#5,796 (22)——
2015#4,981 (27)——
2014#4,657 (30)——
2013#4,887 (28)#5,742 (3)—
2012#4,486 (32)——
2011#4,807 (29)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2013 at #279.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 680common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 110,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cruz is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 1,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cruz by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #256WAIdaho: #282IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #338MNIllinois: #433ILMichigan: #461MINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #198ORNevada: #187NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #276IAIndiana: #512INOhio: #427OHPennsylvania: #477PANew Jersey: #429NJConnecticut: #382CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #142CAUtah: #274UTColorado: #221CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #291MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #388VAMaryland: #437MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #162AZNew Mexico: #148NMKansas: #297KSArkansas: #353ARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #475NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: #337LAMississippi: #333MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: #69HITexas: #291TXFlorida: #499FL
Cruz (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#39333

Cruz (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CruzCanadaGirls—too few
CruzCanadaBoys#41977
CruzEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CruzEngland & WalesBoys#200258
CruzIrelandBoys#34811
CruzNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CruzNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
CruzScotlandBoys#15229
CruzUSGirls#7,13315
CruzUSBoys#3311,025