Boys' name · since 1925

Crus

15 babies named Crus in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,263 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade

15 boys have been named Crus since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Crus has 15 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2006.

  • #31,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1925
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crus ranks #31,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.

#31,263 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Crus's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Crus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Crus's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded.

Crus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
5 192519492006 5

Crus by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).

1920s was Crus's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Crus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crus? ▼
Crus has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,263 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 5 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
Where does Crus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crus ranks #31,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Crus most popular? ▼
Crus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Crus been used? ▼
Records for Crus go back to 1925, giving 82 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Crus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Crue, Cru, Cruze, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Crus's data

  • Crus's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Crus

Nearby Names Like Crus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Crus

Cruz Boy
#331 30,792 births
Crue Boy
#798 2,574 births
Cru Boy
#1620 1,553 births
Cruze Boy
#3211 861 births
Cruzito Boy
#4962 488 births

Compare Crus side by side: Crus vs Cruz Crus vs Crue Crus vs Cru

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Deverl
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Underwood
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Abert
15 births · Peak 1915
Mansell
15 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Crus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1925–2006 (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 Crus 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.