Cruise vs Cru

Side-by-side comparison of Cruise and Cru — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cruise

Boy name · Rank #6002

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Name B

Cru

Boy name · Rank #1410

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Cruise Cru
Current Rank #6002 #1410
Total Births (all years) 403 1,448
Peak Year 2023 2022
Peak Year Births 26 141
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Cruise Cru
1980ss 42 —
1990ss 37 6
2000ss 107 132
2010ss 138 671
2020ss 79 639

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cruise Cru
2014 19 63
2015 15 65
2016 12 78
2017 11 64
2018 — 90
2019 13 112
2020 15 121
2021 13 135
2022 10 141
2023 26 110
2024 15 132

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2024.

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