Boys' name · since 1987
Kruz
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 2,659 babies named Kruz, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,659
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kruz currently ranks #1215 among boys' names in America, with 2,659 babies recorded since 1987.
Kruz has 2,659 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1215 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #2,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,215 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,659 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kruz ranks #2,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,215 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,659 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,659
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kruz's 2,659 recorded births place it above 93.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kruz compares
2,659 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kruz's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kruz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,659 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kruz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kruz splits its recorded history at 2007: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 197 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kruz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kruz popularity over time - girls
64 total births recorded since 2009 (Kruz as girls' name)
Kruz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,257 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kruz's strongest decade.
1,257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kruz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 269
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,257 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,058 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,257 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kruz 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 Kruz's total volume
Kruz by state
Where Kruz concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 291 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 178 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 91 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 79 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 66 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 60 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 58 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 53 | 2.0% |
291 of 2,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Kruz appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kruz's data
- Kruz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,257 total births) through the 2020s (1,058) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kruzs (291 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 Kruz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kruz 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.