How Many People Are Named Cruz?
An estimated 29,420 people in the United States have the first name Cruz. It is used for both genders, with 87.6% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Cruz peaked in popularity in 2013 with 1,278 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cruz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cruz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
29,420
About 1 in 11,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
87.6% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2013
1,278 births
Total Registered
33,972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cruz
Cruz is predominantly male (87.6%), though 4,217 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cruz as a male name
Ranked #303 in 2024
1,110 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (1,250 births)
Cruz as a female name
Ranked #6,669 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (84 births)
Cruz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cruz span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,243 babies were registered. While Cruz is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cruz by Decade
How has Cruz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 31 | 0 | 31 | |
| 1900s | 124 | 42 | 82 | |
| 1910s | 602 | 296 | 306 | |
| 1920s | 1,368 | 733 | 635 | |
| 1930s | 1,181 | 655 | 526 | |
| 1940s | 1,196 | 730 | 466 | |
| 1950s | 1,285 | 833 | 452 | |
| 1960s | 1,070 | 759 | 311 | |
| 1970s | 1,055 | 788 | 267 | |
| 1980s | 1,555 | 1,299 | 256 | |
| 1990s | 2,387 | 2,125 | 262 | |
| 2000s | 5,345 | 5,107 | 238 | |
| 2010s | 11,243 | 10,979 | 264 | |
| 2020s | 5,524 | 5,403 | 121 | |
Cruz by State
Birth registrations for Cruz span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Maine, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 658 Cruzs were registered per state.
Cruz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cruz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cruz
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Cruz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cruz?
We estimate approximately 29,420 people named Cruz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Cruz a common name?
Cruz is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cruz most popular?
Cruz reached peak popularity in 2013, when 1,278 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cruz is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cruz a male name?
Cruz is predominantly male. 87.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cruz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cruz Smith, Cruz Johnson, Cruz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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