Cruz
Pronounced K R UW1 Z (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2013
- 145 years in use
- 6 spellings
How popular is Cruz?
Cruz is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 38,006 children — the 589th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2013, when 1,473 children were given it.
Six other spellings are counted in that total — Kruz, Cruze, Cruise and three more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Cruz and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kruz
- Cruze
- Cruise
- Crews
- Kruse
- Cruse
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K R UW1 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Cruz
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Cruz
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Cruz?
- Cruz ranks 589th among boys' names in US records, with 38,006 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,939.
- Is Cruz a unisex name?
- No. Cruz is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Cruz most popular?
- 2013, when 1,473 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Cruz spelled?
- Kruz, Cruze, Cruise, Crews, Kruse, Cruse. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.