Kruze
Kruze was the 3714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2604th; the most babies were born in 2019 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 876 places. More babies were named Kruze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cruz) cross · Spanish, Portuguese, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,714 boys, down 406 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201949 babies
- Total since 1880
- 588babies recorded
What does the name Kruze mean?
Kruze 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
Kruze popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,714 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,308 | 34 |
| 2010 | #6,571 | 13 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kruze, counting every spelling?
Kruze is a spelling of Cruz, a name family that ranked #281 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,714 for Kruze 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 Kruze?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kruze (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kruze 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kruze.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kruze?
About 600 people born in the US named Kruze are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Kruze 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.
Kruze by state
How common Kruze 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 Kruze: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kruze, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kruze
What does Kruze mean?
Kruze is a spelling of Cruz, which means “cross” (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kruze?
Kruze was the 3714th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2604th; the most babies were born in 2019 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 876 places. More babies were named Kruze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kruze a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kruze in the US.
Where is Kruze most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kruze was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.