Boys' name · since 1989
Cruze
861 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.
- #5,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 861
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cruze currently ranks #3211 among boys' names in America, with 861 babies recorded since 1989.
Cruze has 861 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3211 as of the latest data, more common than 77% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #5,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 861 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cruze ranks #5,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 861 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 861
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cruze's 861 recorded births place it above 87.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cruze compares
861 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Cruze's all-time total is 133% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cruze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 861 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cruze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cruze's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cruze popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cruze popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Cruze as girls' name)
Cruze by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (530 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Cruze's strongest decade.
530 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Cruze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
530 births
- 2020s
2020s
262 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 530 births (62% of all-time use).
How Cruze compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cruze's total volume
Cruze by state
Where Cruze concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.6% |
41 of 861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cruze appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cruze's data
- Cruze's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (530 total births) through the 2020s (262) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cruzes (41 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 Cruze: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Cruze 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.