Recorded 1919–1995 Girls' name Peak 1959 84 births

Crucita — girls' name

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.

1910s51920s111930s61940s151950s141960s111970s51980s101990s7
1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Crucita was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Crucita in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crucita

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Crucita between 1919 and 1995, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crucita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crucita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Crucita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crucita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crucita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crucita at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

84

Since 1919

77 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1919

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1995

Crucita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1919

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Crucita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 18% of Crucita's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s61940s151950s141960s111970s51980s101990s7

Crucita by state

Where Crucita concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crucita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
11 13.1%
New Mexico share of Crucita's total US births 13.1%

11 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crucita?
84 babies have been named Crucita since 1919. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Crucita most popular?
Crucita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Crucita most popular?
The top states for the name Crucita are New Mexico (11 births).
How long has the name Crucita been used?
Crucita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 77 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Crucita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Cruzita, Crue, Crusita, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.