Cruze
Cruze was the 3194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1796th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,077 places. More babies were named Cruze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cruz) cross · Spanish, Portuguese, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,194 boys, down 566 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201380 babies
- Total since 1880
- 866babies recorded
What does the name Cruze mean?
Cruze is a spelling of Cruz, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cruz's meaning and origin.
Cruz is the Spanish and Portuguese word for "cross", from Latin crux. It is common as a surname and is also given as a first name in honor of the Holy Cross, for example in María de la Cruz, much as Dolores and Mercedes come from titles of Mary. In the US it is used mostly for boys.
cruz (Spanish, “cross”)crux (Latin, “cross”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Santa Cruz, Vera Cruz.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cruz', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'cruz', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Cruze popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2025, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,194 | 37 |
| 2020 | #2,628 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,391 | 22 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,356 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cruze, counting every spelling?
Cruze is a spelling of Cruz, a name family that ranked #281 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,194 for Cruze on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,285 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz | 1,025 | #331 | 5,338 |
| Kruz | 167 | #1,216 | 871 |
| Cruze | 37 | #3,194 | 214 |
| Kruze | 30 | #3,714 | 185 |
| Cruise | 9 | #8,393 | 73 |
| Crews | 11 | #7,291 | 47 |
| Kruse | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cruze?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cruze (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cruze born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cruze.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cruze?
About 900 people born in the US named Cruze are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Cruze a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cruze by state
How common Cruze was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cruze: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cruze, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cruze
What does Cruze mean?
Cruze is a spelling of Cruz, which means “cross” (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cruze?
Cruze was the 3194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1796th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,077 places. More babies were named Cruze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cruze a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cruze in the US.
Where is Cruze most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cruze was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.