How Many People Are Named Maricruz?
An estimated 2,785 people in the United States have the first name Maricruz. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Maricruz peaked in popularity in 1990 with 169 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maricruz 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 Maricruz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,785
About 1 in 123,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
169 births
Total Registered
2,903
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maricruz
Maricruz is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,903 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maricruz as a female name
Ranked #8,740 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (169 births)
Maricruz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maricruz span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,088 babies were registered. Maricruz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maricruz by Decade
How has Maricruz 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.
Maricruz by State
Birth registrations for Maricruz span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico. On average, about 230 Maricruzs were registered per state.
Maricruz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maricruz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maricruz
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Maricruz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maricruz?
We estimate approximately 2,785 people named Maricruz 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 123,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Maricruz a common name?
Maricruz is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,903 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maricruz most popular?
Maricruz reached peak popularity in 1990, when 169 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maricruz is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maricruz a female name?
Maricruz is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maricruz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maricruz Smith, Maricruz Johnson, Maricruz 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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