US rank #3066 Boys' name Peak 2013 824 births

Cruze — #3066 US boys' name

824 babies named Cruze in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s122000s522010s5302020s225
#3066
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Cruze was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

80 babies were named Cruze in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cruze

The Social Security Administration has registered 824 babies named Cruze between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cruze currently holds the #3066 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cruze performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 530 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cruze shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cruze in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cruze 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 824 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.

Cruze at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

824

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2013

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,066

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cruze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
80
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 202420212018201520122009200619901989 5

Cruze by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
530 births that decade — 64% of Cruze's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s522010s5302020s225

Cruze by state

Where Cruze concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cruze
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 5.0%
#2 Ohio
21 2.5%
#3 Texas
21 2.5%
#4 Florida
9 1.1%
#5 Utah
7 0.8%
#6 Tennessee
6 0.7%
#7 Kansas
5 0.6%
#8 Kentucky
5 0.6%
California share of Cruze's total US births 5.0%
Even split

41 of 824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Cruze appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cruze?
824 babies have been named Cruze since 1989. It currently ranks #3066 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 80 births.
When was Cruze most popular?
Cruze was most popular in the 2010s decade with 530 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Cruze most popular?
The top states for the name Cruze are California (41 births), Ohio (21 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Cruze been used?
Cruze has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cruze?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Crue, Cru, Cruzito, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.