Boys' name · since 2009

Kruise

Kruise has 17 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

17
total births
2009–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade

Kruise sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Kruise recorded 17 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2016.

  • 17 total births
  • 2009–2016 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 65% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kruise's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kruise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kruise's full recorded timeline at 2013, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kruise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 200920132016 6

Kruise by decade

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

2010s was Kruise's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Kruise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kruise?
17 babies have been named Kruise since 2009. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Kruise most popular?
Kruise was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kruise been used?
The SSA has tracked Kruise since 2009 -- 8 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Kruise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kruz, Krue, Kru, Kruze, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2009–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kruise: Baby Name Since 2009 - 17 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kruise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kruise 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 July 2026.