Boys' name · since 2007
Cruse
37 babies named Cruse in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,424 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cruse is the #11424 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 37 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Cruse recorded 37 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #11424 nationally today, ahead of 18% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #24,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,424 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 37 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cruse ranks #24,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,424 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 37 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,424 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cruse's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cruse compares
37 14th percentile among 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
Cruse's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cruse | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cruse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cruse splits its recorded history at 2014: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cruse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Cruse by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Cruse's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Cruse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cruse's data
- Cruse's decade-level peak was the 2010s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cruse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Cruse 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.