Recorded 1927–2005 Girls' name Peak 1954 257 births

Cruzita — girls' name

257 babies named Cruzita in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s191940s621950s531960s421970s271980s121990s212000s11
1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Cruzita was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

14 babies were named Cruzita in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cruzita

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Cruzita between 1927 and 2005, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cruzita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cruzita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cruzita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Cruzita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cruzita 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 257 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.

Cruzita at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

257

Since 1927

79 years of records

Peak year

1954

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1927

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2005

Cruzita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1927

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1954)
14
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
46810121416 200519831971196119541949194419381927 5

Cruzita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
62 births that decade — 24% of Cruzita's all-time total
1920s101930s191940s621950s531960s421970s271980s121990s212000s11

Cruzita by state

Where Cruzita concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cruzita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 5.4%
#2 New Mexico
10 3.9%
Texas share of Cruzita's total US births 5.4%
Even split

14 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cruzita?
257 babies have been named Cruzita since 1927. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1954 with 14 births.
When was Cruzita most popular?
Cruzita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Cruzita most popular?
The top states for the name Cruzita are Texas (14 births), New Mexico (10 births).
How long has the name Cruzita been used?
Cruzita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 79 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Cruzita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Crucita, Crue, Crusita, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1927–2005 (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.