Girls' name · since 1927
Cruzita
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.
- #17,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cruzita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 257 recorded since 1927.
Cruzita has 257 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2005.
- #17,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1927
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cruzita ranks #17,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1927, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cruzita's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cruzita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cruzita splits its recorded history at 1955: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cruzita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2005
- Peak year (1954)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Cruzita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (62 births, 24% of the file).
1940s was Cruzita's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Cruzita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 62 births (24% of all-time use).
Cruzita by state
Where Cruzita concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 10 | 3.9% |
14 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cruzita's data
- Cruzita's decade-level peak was the 1940s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cruzitas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cruzita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1927–2005 (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 Cruzita 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.