Cruz
4 countries#331 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cruz was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
35,024 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #331 · peaked in 2013 with 1,278 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
321 births recorded 2005–2025 · currently #152 · peaked in 2023 with 31 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
108 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 2014 with 10 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
93 births recorded 2006–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 2013 with 10 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cruz’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #494 | — |
| 2007 | #429 | ↑65 |
| 2008 | #367 | ↑62 |
| 2009 | #346 | ↑21 |
| 2010 | #321 | ↑25 |
| 2011 | #300 | ↑21 |
| 2012 | #284 | ↑16 |
| 2013 | #279 | ↑5 |
| 2014 | #290 | ↓11 |
| 2015 | #324 | ↓34 |
| 2016 | #341 | ↓17 |
| 2017 | #347 | ↓6 |
| 2018 | #326 | ↑21 |
| 2019 | #304 | ↑22 |
| 2020 | #303 | ↑1 |
| 2021 | #297 | ↑6 |
| 2022 | #315 | ↓18 |
| 2023 | #329 | ↓14 |
| 2024 | #303 | ↑26 |
| 2025 | #331 | ↓28 |
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