Recorded 1988–2018 Girls' name Peak 1990 436 births

Marycruz — girls' name

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.

1980s351990s1932000s1622010s46
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Marycruz was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

26 babies were named Marycruz in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marycruz

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Marycruz between 1988 and 2018, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marycruz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marycruz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marycruz shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 189 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marycruz in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marycruz 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 436 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.

Marycruz at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

436

Since 1988

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1988

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2018

Marycruz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1988

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
26
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
51015202530 20182011200720031999199519911988 17

Marycruz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
193 births that decade — 44% of Marycruz's all-time total
1980s351990s1932000s1622010s46

Marycruz by state

Where Marycruz concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marycruz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
189 43.3%
#2 Texas
24 5.5%
California share of Marycruz's total US births 43.3%
Even split

189 of 436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marycruz?
436 babies have been named Marycruz since 1988. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 26 births.
When was Marycruz most popular?
Marycruz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Marycruz most popular?
The top states for the name Marycruz are California (189 births), Texas (24 births).
How long has the name Marycruz been used?
Marycruz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 31 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Marycruz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2018 (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.