Girls' name · since 1919
Crucita
84 babies named Crucita in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Crucita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Crucita recorded 84 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1995.
- #29,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crucita ranks #29,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #29,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Crucita's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Crucita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crucita's full recorded timeline at 1953, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crucita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1995
- Peak year (1959)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Crucita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (15 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Crucita's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Crucita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 15 births (18% of all-time use).
Crucita by state
Where Crucita concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 11 | 13.1% |
11 of 84 births nationwide.
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What to do with Crucita's data
- Crucita's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Mexico records the most Crucitas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crucita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Crucita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.