Cruise is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Cruise is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,393 for boy births in the United States (and #17,436 across all names), given to 9 babies. Cruise first appears in 1987 and peaked in 2023 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,393 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #4,136 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,880 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,403 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,489 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,192 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,805 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #5,792 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #5,212 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,075 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,098 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #4,390 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #5,852 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,483 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,536 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #5,335 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,271 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #5,941 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #7,671 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #6,942 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,899 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,184 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,965 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,652 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,439 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,547 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,324 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #4,227 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #2,744 |