Names / Boy names
Cruz
Current rank
#331
holding steady
All-time peak
#279
in 2013
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
35,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #279 in 2013 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Cruz first appears in 1880. 2013 marked its high point, reaching #279. Today it sits at #331 and is holding steady. Over 35,000 have carried it since records began.