first name
CRUZ
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 33,737 people named Cruz, 79.9% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 15% as White and 2% as two or more races. 76.8% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Cruz peaked in 2013, when 1,278 babies got the name.
At least 35,024 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Cruz by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #595. The largest share of babies named Cruz, 41.2%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Cruz is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Cruz has been most common in New Mexico (5×), Arizona (4.2×), and Nevada (3.5×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.12×).
31,297 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
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Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cruz, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Cruz ranks #55 of 156,621, with 342,580 people. See Cruz as a last name
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