Cruz is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2013 and remains in steady use.
Cruz is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #331 among boys (1,025) and #7,215 among girls (15) — overall #635 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #7,215 | #331 |
| 2024 | 1,132 | 1,132 | #6,695 | #303 |
| 2023 | 1,034 | 1,034 | #6,223 | #329 |
| 2022 | 1,094 | 1,094 | #4,822 | #315 |
| 2021 | 1,150 | 1,150 | #4,265 | #297 |
| 2020 | 1,122 | 1,122 | #5,196 | #303 |
| 2019 | 1,138 | 1,138 | #5,479 | #304 |
| 2018 | 1,047 | 1,047 | #5,200 | #326 |
| 2017 | 996 | 996 | #5,084 | #347 |
| 2016 | 1,037 | 1,037 | #5,837 | #341 |
| 2015 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #5,017 | #324 |
| 2014 | 1,254 | 1,254 | #4,682 | #290 |
| 2013 | 1,278 | 1,278 | #4,929 | #279 |
| 2012 | 1,264 | 1,264 | #4,517 | #284 |
| 2011 | 1,127 | 1,127 | #4,833 | #300 |
| 2010 | 1,013 | 1,013 | #6,021 | #321 |
| 2009 | 925 | 925 | #6,872 | #346 |
| 2008 | 874 | 874 | #5,174 | #367 |
| 2007 | 700 | 700 | #5,130 | #429 |
| 2006 | 544 | 544 | #6,422 | #494 |
| 2005 | 496 | 496 | #6,332 | #516 |
| 2004 | 433 | 433 | #4,845 | #561 |
| 2003 | 375 | 375 | #6,958 | #598 |
| 2002 | 337 | 337 | #3,746 | #642 |
| 2001 | 360 | 360 | #4,476 | #596 |
| 2000 | 301 | 301 | #5,762 | #643 |
| 1999 | 268 | 268 | #4,475 | #691 |
| 1998 | 299 | 304 | #3,241 | #660 |
| 1997 | 257 | — | #3,918 | #696 |
| 1996 | 242 | — | #4,477 | #717 |
| 1995 | 259 | — | #3,433 | #702 |
| 1994 | 230 | — | #4,557 | #724 |
| 1993 | 209 | — | #3,798 | #786 |
| 1992 | 196 | — | #3,889 | #802 |
| 1991 | 207 | — | #5,222 | #740 |
| 1990 | 221 | — | #4,551 | #719 |
| 1989 | 223 | — | #5,098 | #691 |
| 1988 | 195 | — | #4,045 | #711 |
| 1987 | 183 | — | #5,122 | #705 |
| 1986 | 171 | — | #4,221 | #733 |
| 1985 | 149 | — | #3,102 | #811 |
| 1984 | 136 | — | #2,791 | #863 |
| 1983 | 120 | — | #3,169 | #909 |
| 1982 | 133 | — | #2,911 | #886 |
| 1981 | 124 | — | #2,669 | #947 |
| 1980 | 121 | — | #2,882 | #945 |
| 1979 | 102 | — | #3,358 | #1,006 |
| 1978 | 137 | — | #3,411 | #792 |
| 1977 | 102 | — | #3,784 | #933 |
| 1976 | 108 | — | #2,809 | #929 |
| 1975 | 103 | — | #2,465 | #972 |
| 1974 | 111 | — | #2,772 | #867 |
| 1973 | 97 | — | #2,642 | #964 |
| 1972 | 104 | — | #2,404 | #929 |
| 1971 | 92 | — | #2,551 | #1,026 |
| 1970 | 99 | — | #2,406 | #982 |
| 1969 | 111 | — | #2,716 | #829 |
| 1968 | 103 | — | #2,309 | #840 |
| 1967 | 87 | — | #2,282 | #943 |
| 1966 | 109 | — | #2,027 | #835 |
| 1965 | 92 | — | #2,259 | #926 |
| 1964 | 121 | — | #1,984 | #817 |
| 1963 | 106 | — | #2,026 | #880 |
| 1962 | 108 | — | #2,122 | #863 |
| 1961 | 104 | — | #2,624 | #848 |
| 1960 | 129 | — | #1,641 | #835 |
| 1959 | 119 | — | #1,885 | #830 |
| 1958 | 148 | — | #1,482 | #757 |
| 1957 | 132 | — | #1,463 | #846 |
| 1956 | 141 | — | #1,438 | #797 |
| 1955 | 116 | — | #1,646 | #837 |
| 1954 | 113 | — | #1,563 | #871 |
| 1953 | 126 | — | #1,443 | #801 |
| 1952 | 120 | — | #1,716 | #756 |
| 1951 | 136 | — | #1,306 | #760 |
| 1950 | 134 | — | #1,334 | #737 |
| 1949 | 156 | — | #1,212 | #684 |
| 1948 | 128 | — | #1,274 | #786 |
| 1947 | 124 | — | #1,380 | #773 |
| 1946 | 130 | — | #1,166 | #762 |
| 1945 | 99 | — | #1,266 | #809 |
| 1944 | 101 | — | #1,260 | #803 |
| 1943 | 113 | — | #1,329 | #747 |
| 1942 | 123 | — | #1,166 | #734 |
| 1941 | 99 | — | #1,152 | #840 |
| 1940 | 123 | — | #981 | #731 |
| 1939 | 124 | — | #963 | #715 |
| 1938 | 130 | — | #976 | #690 |
| 1937 | 118 | — | #905 | #794 |
| 1936 | 120 | — | #862 | #807 |
| 1935 | 115 | — | #1,074 | #711 |
| 1934 | 100 | — | #1,010 | #863 |
| 1933 | 102 | — | #1,143 | #763 |
| 1932 | 110 | — | #1,086 | #772 |
| 1931 | 137 | — | #832 | #743 |
| 1930 | 125 | — | #938 | #811 |
| 1929 | 146 | — | #899 | #679 |
| 1928 | 149 | — | #855 | #732 |
| 1927 | 137 | — | #967 | #756 |
| 1926 | 136 | — | #1,035 | #692 |
| 1925 | 161 | — | #854 | #702 |
| 1924 | 121 | — | #1,070 | #819 |
| 1923 | 155 | — | #793 | #787 |
| 1922 | 110 | — | #1,108 | #872 |
| 1921 | 126 | — | #893 | #923 |
| 1920 | 127 | — | #982 | #794 |
| 1919 | 132 | — | #850 | #812 |
| 1918 | 88 | — | #1,066 | #1,066 |
| 1917 | 66 | — | #1,406 | #1,082 |
| 1916 | 51 | — | #1,595 | #1,271 |
| 1915 | 74 | — | #1,142 | #1,041 |
| 1914 | 56 | — | #1,084 | #1,163 |
| 1913 | 43 | — | #1,046 | #1,325 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | #1,316 | #1,033 |
| 1911 | 29 | — | #1,322 | #834 |
| 1910 | 26 | — | #1,079 | #1,134 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,386 | — |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,460 | #1,428 |
| 1907 | 23 | — | #1,106 | #882 |
| 1906 | 16 | — | #1,170 | #1,284 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | #1,570 | #710 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,284 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #1,148 | #1,182 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,371 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,771 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,451 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,649 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,315 | — |
| 1890 | 8 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #837 |