US rank #5146 Boys' name Peak 2017 468 births

Cruzito — #5146 US boys' name

468 babies named Cruzito in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s1582010s1762020s83
#5146
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cruzito was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cruzito in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cruzito

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Cruzito between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cruzito currently holds the #5146 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cruzito performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cruzito shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Cruzito in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cruzito 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 468 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.

Cruzito at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

468

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2017

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,146

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cruzito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
25
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
51015202530 202420202016201220082004200019961995 7

Cruzito by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
176 births that decade — 38% of Cruzito's all-time total
1990s512000s1582010s1762020s83

Cruzito by state

Where Cruzito concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cruzito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
29 6.2%
#2 Texas
11 2.4%
#3 Colorado
10 2.1%
#4 California
5 1.1%
New Mexico share of Cruzito's total US births 6.2%
Even split

29 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cruzito?
468 babies have been named Cruzito since 1995. It currently ranks #5146 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 25 births.
When was Cruzito most popular?
Cruzito was most popular in the 2010s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Cruzito most popular?
The top states for the name Cruzito are New Mexico (29 births), Texas (11 births), Colorado (10 births).
How long has the name Cruzito been used?
Cruzito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cruzito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cruz, Crue, Cru, Cruze, 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, 1995–2024 (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.