Cruz vs Cruze

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

Name A

Cruz

Boy name · Rank #303

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Name B

Cruze

Boy name · Rank #3076

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Metric Cruz Cruze
Current Rank #303 #3076
Total Births (all years) 30,792 861
Peak Year 2013 2013
Peak Year Births 1,250 80
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1989

Births by Decade

Decade Cruz Cruze
1880s 6 -
1900s 42 -
1910s 296 -
1920s 733 -
1930s 655 -
1940s 730 -
1950s 833 -
1960s 759 -
1970s 788 -
1980s 1,299 5
1990s 2,126 12
2000s 5,107 52
2010s 10,982 530
2020s 6,436 262

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cruz Cruze
2014 1,224 73
2015 1,065 66
2016 1,015 39
2017 970 59
2018 1,022 47
2019 1,115 53
2020 1,098 48
2021 1,117 27
2022 1,066 53
2023 1,015 57
2024 1,115 40
2025 1,025 37

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, 1880–2025.

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