Boys' name · since 1987
Cruise
Cruise has 412 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cruise is the #8470 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 412 recorded since 1987.
Cruise has 412 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8470 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,470 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 412 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cruise ranks #8,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,470 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 412 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cruise's 412 recorded births place it above 80.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cruise compares
412 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cruise's all-time total is 12% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cruise | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 412 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cruise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cruise splits its recorded history at 2008: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cruise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cruise by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Cruise's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cruise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (33% of all-time use).
Cruise by state
Where Cruise concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 6.3% |
26 of 412 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cruise's data
- Cruise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cruises (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cruise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Cruise 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.