Cruz
A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning cross.
Babies a year
258
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#331
down from #303
UK popularity
#200
258 babies · up from #227
How Cruz has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #324 |
| 2016 | #341 |
| 2017 | #348 |
| 2018 | #328 |
| 2019 | #305 |
| 2020 | #303 |
| 2021 | #296 |
| 2022 | #317 |
| 2023 | #328 |
| 2024 | #303 |
| 2025 | #331 |
Cruz by the numbers
In 2025, 258 babies in England and Wales were named Cruz. In the US, 987 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,247 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
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