Is Cruz a boy or girl name?
Cruz is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 1,110 boys were named Cruz, so 1.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.4% of the 33,972 US babies named Cruz were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #303
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,669
- Babies named Cruz since 1880
- 33,972
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 1,278 babies
Boys and girls named Cruz, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1900s | 42 | 82 | 66.1% |
| 1910s | 296 | 306 | 50.8% |
| 1920s | 733 | 635 | 46.4% |
| 1930s | 655 | 526 | 44.5% |
| 1940s | 730 | 466 | 39% |
| 1950s | 833 | 452 | 35.2% |
| 1960s | 759 | 311 | 29.1% |
| 1970s | 788 | 267 | 25.3% |
| 1980s | 1,299 | 256 | 16.5% |
| 1990s | 2,125 | 262 | 11% |
| 2000s | 5,107 | 238 | 4.5% |
| 2010s | 10,979 | 264 | 2.3% |
| 2020s | 5,403 | 121 | 2.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,110 | #303 | 17 | #6,669 |
| 2023 | 1,013 | #329 | 19 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 1,065 | #315 | 28 | #4,821 |
| 2021 | 1,117 | #297 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2020 | 1,098 | #303 | 24 | #5,194 |
| 2019 | 1,115 | #304 | 23 | #5,474 |
| 2018 | 1,020 | #328 | 25 | #5,199 |
| 2017 | 970 | #347 | 26 | #5,083 |
| 2016 | 1,014 | #341 | 22 | #5,837 |
| 2015 | 1,065 | #324 | 27 | #5,017 |
| 2014 | 1,224 | #290 | 30 | #4,682 |
| 2013 | 1,250 | #279 | 28 | #4,929 |
| 2012 | 1,232 | #284 | 32 | #4,516 |
| 2011 | 1,098 | #300 | 29 | #4,832 |
| 2010 | 991 | #321 | 22 | #6,021 |
| 2009 | 906 | #346 | 19 | #6,871 |
| 2008 | 846 | #367 | 28 | #5,174 |
| 2007 | 672 | #429 | 28 | #5,130 |
| 2006 | 524 | #494 | 20 | #6,421 |
| 2005 | 477 | #516 | 19 | #6,332 |
| 2004 | 406 | #561 | 27 | #4,845 |
| 2003 | 359 | #598 | 16 | #6,957 |
| 2002 | 302 | #642 | 35 | #3,746 |
| 2001 | 333 | #596 | 27 | #4,476 |
| 2000 | 282 | #643 | 19 | #5,761 |
| 1999 | 243 | #691 | 25 | #4,475 |
| 1998 | 261 | #660 | 38 | #3,241 |
| 1997 | 229 | #696 | 28 | #3,918 |
| 1996 | 219 | #717 | 23 | #4,477 |
| 1995 | 227 | #702 | 32 | #3,433 |
| 1994 | 208 | #724 | 22 | #4,557 |
| 1993 | 181 | #786 | 28 | #3,798 |
| 1992 | 169 | #802 | 27 | #3,890 |
| 1991 | 188 | #743 | 18 | #5,222 |
| 1990 | 200 | #719 | 21 | #4,551 |
| 1989 | 206 | #691 | 17 | #5,098 |
| 1988 | 173 | #711 | 22 | #4,044 |
| 1987 | 168 | #705 | 15 | #5,122 |
| 1986 | 152 | #733 | 19 | #4,221 |
| 1985 | 120 | #811 | 29 | #3,101 |
| 1984 | 104 | #863 | 32 | #2,792 |
| 1983 | 94 | #909 | 26 | #3,169 |
| 1982 | 102 | #886 | 31 | #2,910 |
| 1981 | 90 | #946 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1980 | 90 | #945 | 31 | #2,882 |
| 1979 | 78 | #1,006 | 24 | #3,359 |
| 1978 | 115 | #792 | 22 | #3,411 |
| 1977 | 83 | #933 | 19 | #3,784 |
| 1976 | 81 | #929 | 27 | #2,808 |
| 1975 | 71 | #972 | 32 | #2,464 |
| 1974 | 85 | #868 | 26 | #2,772 |
| 1973 | 70 | #964 | 27 | #2,642 |
| 1972 | 74 | #929 | 30 | #2,404 |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,026 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1970 | 68 | #982 | 31 | #2,406 |
| 1969 | 87 | #829 | 24 | #2,716 |
| 1968 | 75 | #840 | 28 | #2,309 |
| 1967 | 59 | #943 | 28 | #2,282 |
| 1966 | 76 | #835 | 33 | #2,027 |
| 1965 | 64 | #926 | 28 | #2,259 |
| 1964 | 85 | #817 | 36 | #1,985 |
| 1963 | 72 | #880 | 34 | #2,026 |
| 1962 | 76 | #873 | 31 | #2,122 |
| 1961 | 83 | #841 | 22 | #2,624 |
| 1960 | 82 | #835 | 47 | #1,641 |
| 1959 | 84 | #830 | 35 | #1,884 |
| 1958 | 96 | #757 | 52 | #1,482 |
| 1957 | 79 | #846 | 53 | #1,463 |
| 1956 | 87 | #797 | 54 | #1,438 |
| 1955 | 77 | #837 | 39 | #1,646 |
| 1954 | 71 | #871 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1953 | 80 | #800 | 46 | #1,443 |
| 1952 | 87 | #756 | 33 | #1,716 |
| 1951 | 85 | #760 | 51 | #1,306 |
| 1950 | 87 | #737 | 47 | #1,334 |
| 1949 | 100 | #684 | 56 | #1,212 |
| 1948 | 76 | #786 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1947 | 79 | #773 | 45 | #1,380 |
| 1946 | 76 | #762 | 54 | #1,166 |
| 1945 | 59 | #809 | 40 | #1,266 |
| 1944 | 61 | #803 | 40 | #1,260 |
| 1943 | 75 | #747 | 38 | #1,329 |
| 1942 | 77 | #734 | 46 | #1,166 |
| 1941 | 57 | #840 | 42 | #1,152 |
| 1940 | 70 | #731 | 53 | #981 |
| 1939 | 70 | #715 | 54 | #963 |
| 1938 | 77 | #690 | 53 | #976 |
| 1937 | 60 | #794 | 58 | #905 |
| 1936 | 58 | #807 | 62 | #862 |
| 1935 | 73 | #711 | 42 | #1,074 |
| 1934 | 53 | #863 | 47 | #1,010 |
| 1933 | 64 | #763 | 38 | #1,143 |
| 1932 | 67 | #772 | 43 | #1,086 |
| 1931 | 69 | #743 | 68 | #832 |
| 1930 | 64 | #811 | 61 | #938 |
| 1929 | 82 | #679 | 64 | #899 |
| 1928 | 77 | #732 | 72 | #855 |
| 1927 | 75 | #756 | 62 | #967 |
| 1926 | 84 | #692 | 52 | #1,035 |
| 1925 | 85 | #702 | 76 | #854 |
| 1924 | 68 | #819 | 53 | #1,070 |
| 1923 | 71 | #787 | 84 | #793 |
| 1922 | 62 | #872 | 48 | #1,108 |
| 1921 | 58 | #923 | 68 | #893 |
| 1920 | 71 | #794 | 56 | #982 |
| 1919 | 65 | #812 | 67 | #850 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,066 | 47 | #1,066 |
| 1917 | 38 | #1,082 | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,271 | 23 | #1,595 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,041 | 36 | #1,142 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,163 | 31 | #1,084 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,325 | 27 | #1,046 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,033 | 17 | #1,316 |
| 1911 | 16 | #834 | 13 | #1,322 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,134 | 17 | #1,079 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,386 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,428 | 9 | #1,460 |
| 1907 | 10 | #882 | 13 | #1,106 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,284 | 11 | #1,170 |
| 1905 | 12 | #710 | 7 | #1,570 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,284 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,182 | 10 | #1,148 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,371 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,771 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,443 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,451 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,649 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,315 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,022 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #837 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cruz reached #279 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #793 in 1923. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cruz
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.