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Cruz

“cross”

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The story behind the name

Meet Cruz.

US birth records for 2025 list 15 girls named Cruz (rank #7,215) and 1,025 boys named Cruz (rank #331).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 17 in 2024 to 15 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 1,115 in 2024 to 1,025 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Cruz?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#7,21515 recorded births
Boys · 2025#3311,025 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,2240
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys3311,025
2025Girls7,21515
2024Boys3031,115
2024Girls6,69517
2023Boys3291,015
2023Girls6,22319
2022Boys3151,066
2022Girls4,82228
2021Boys2971,117
2021Girls4,26533
2020Boys3031,098
2020Girls5,19624
2019Boys3041,115
2019Girls5,47923
2018Boys3261,022
2018Girls5,20025
2017Boys347970
2017Girls5,08426
2016Boys3411,015
2016Girls5,83722
2015Boys3241,065
2015Girls5,01727
2014Boys2901,224
2014Girls4,68230

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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