Girls' name · since 1988
Marycruz
436 babies named Marycruz in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 436
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marycruz sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 436 recorded since 1988.
Marycruz has 436 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2018.
- #12,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 436 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marycruz ranks #12,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 436
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marycruz's 436 recorded births place it above 82.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marycruz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marycruz splits its recorded history at 2002: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marycruz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Marycruz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Marycruz's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Marycruz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (44% of all-time use).
Marycruz by state
Where Marycruz concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 189 | 43.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 5.5% |
189 of 436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Marycruz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marycruzs (189 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marycruz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1988–2018 (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 Marycruz 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.