Crux vs Cruz

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

Name A

Crux

Boy name

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Name B

Cruz

Boy name · Rank #302

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Crux Cruz
Current Rank Unranked #302
Total Births (all years) 5 29,755
Peak Year 2022 2013
Peak Year Births 5 1,250
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2022 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Crux Cruz
1880ss — 6
1900ss — 42
1910ss — 296
1920ss — 733
1930ss — 655
1940ss — 730
1950ss — 833
1960ss — 759
1970ss — 788
1980ss — 1,299
1990ss — 2,125
2000ss — 5,107
2010ss — 10,979
2020ss 5 5,403

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Crux Cruz
2014 — 1,224
2015 — 1,065
2016 — 1,014
2017 — 970
2018 — 1,020
2019 — 1,115
2020 — 1,098
2021 — 1,117
2022 5 1,065
2023 — 1,013
2024 — 1,110

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, 2022–2022.

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