Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Cruz*

#615 most common boys' name of all time · #1,367 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#615
Rank overall
#1,367 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
132 of 146
All-time
35,024
Since 2016
10,790
Peak year
2013 #279
Best rank
#279 2013
Girls Boys peak 1,278/yr
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Cruz is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 15 1,025 1,040 #331
2024 17 1,115 1,132 #303
2023 19 1,015 1,034 #329
2022 28 1,066 1,094 #315
2021 33 1,117 1,150 #297
2020 24 1,098 1,122 #303
2019 23 1,115 1,138 #304
2018 25 1,022 1,047 #327
2017 26 970 996 #347
2016 22 1,015 1,037 #341
2015 27 1,065 1,092 #324
2014 30 1,224 1,254 #290
2013 28 1,250 1,278 #279
2012 32 1,232 1,264 #284
2011 29 1,098 1,127 #300
2010 22 991 1,013 #321
2009 19 906 925 #346
2008 28 846 874 #367
2007 28 672 700 #429
2006 20 524 544 #494
2005 19 477 496 #516
2004 27 406 433 #561
2003 16 359 375 #598
2002 35 302 337 #642
2001 27 333 360 #596
2000 19 282 301 #643
1999 25 243 268 #692
1998 38 261 299 #660
1997 28 229 257 #696
1996 23 219 242 #717
1995 32 227 259 #702
1994 22 208 230 #725
1993 28 181 209 #786
1992 27 169 196 #803
1991 18 189 207 #741
1990 21 200 221 #719
1989 17 206 223 #691
1988 22 173 195 #712
1987 15 168 183 #705
1986 19 152 171 #734
1985 29 120 149 #810
1984 32 104 136 #863
1983 26 94 120 #909
1982 31 102 133 #884
1981 34 90 124 #949
1980 31 90 121 #945
1979 24 78 102 #1,005
1978 22 115 137 #791
1977 19 83 102 #933
1976 27 81 108 #930
1975 32 71 103 #973
1974 26 85 111 #874
1973 27 70 97 #965
1972 30 74 104 #935
1971 29 63 92 #1,027
1970 31 68 99 #979
1969 24 87 111 #828
1968 28 75 103 #842
1967 28 59 87 #943
1966 33 76 109 #835
1965 28 64 92 #926
1964 36 85 121 #818
1963 34 72 106 #880
1962 31 77 108 #865
1961 22 82 104 #847
1960 47 82 129 #835
1959 35 84 119 #831
1958 52 96 148 #757
1957 53 79 132 #846
1956 54 87 141 #800
1955 39 77 116 #839
1954 42 71 113 #870
1953 46 80 126 #800
1952 33 87 120 #756
1951 51 85 136 #760
1950 47 87 134 #737
1949 56 100 156 #684
1948 52 76 128 #785
1947 45 79 124 #772
1946 54 76 130 #761
1945 40 59 99 #813
1944 40 61 101 #804
1943 38 75 113 #749
1942 46 77 123 #734
1941 42 57 99 #843
1940 53 70 123 #733
1939 54 70 124 #715
1938 53 77 130 #691
1937 58 60 118 #797
1936 62 58 120 #808
1935 42 73 115 #715
1934 47 53 100 #863
1933 38 64 102 #763
1932 43 67 110 #778
1931 68 69 137 #746
1930 61 64 125 #811
1929 64 82 146 #680
1928 72 77 149 #732
1927 62 75 137 #756
1926 52 84 136 #692
1925 76 85 161 #702
1924 53 68 121 #820
1923 84 71 155 #787
1922 48 62 110 #875
1921 68 58 126 #926
1920 56 71 127 #798
1919 67 65 132 #814
1918 47 41 88 #1,064
1917 28 38 66 #1,081
1916 23 28 51 #1,272
1915 36 38 74 #1,042
1914 31 25 56 #1,160
1913 27 16 43 #1,330
1912 17 20 37 #1,038
1911 13 16 29 #837
1910 17 9 26 #1,138
1909 10 10
1908 9 5 14 #1,420
1907 13 10 23 #897
1906 11 5 16 #1,289
1905 7 12 19 #721
1904 9 9
1903 5 5 #1,189
1902 10 5 15 #1,181
1901 7 7
1900 6 6
1899 6 6
1896 6 6
1895 5 5
1892 6 6
1890 8 8
1880 6 6 #851