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First Name
24k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
334k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Cruz

Origin: Spanish
Meaning: The Cross of Christ
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Gender: Neutral
1,498^th All Time
57^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	6	0	6
1890	8	8	0
1892	6	6	0
1895	5	5	0
1896	6	6	0
1899	6	6	0
1900	6	6	0
1901	7	7	0
1902	15	10	5
1903	5	0	5
1904	9	9	0
1905	19	7	12
1906	16	11	5
1907	23	13	10
1908	14	9	5
1909	10	10	0
1910	26	17	9
1911	29	13	16
1912	37	17	20
1913	43	27	16
1914	56	31	25
1915	74	36	38
1916	51	23	28
1917	66	28	38
1918	88	47	41
1919	132	67	65
1920	127	56	71
1921	126	68	58
1922	110	48	62
1923	155	84	71
1924	121	53	68
1925	161	76	85
1926	136	52	84
1927	137	62	75
1928	149	72	77
1929	146	64	82
1930	125	61	64
1931	137	68	69
1932	110	43	67
1933	102	38	64
1934	100	47	53
1935	114	42	72
1936	120	62	58
1937	117	58	59
1938	130	53	77
1939	124	54	70
1940	123	53	70
1941	99	42	57
1942	123	46	77
1943	112	38	74
1944	101	40	61
1945	99	40	59
1946	130	54	76
1947	124	45	79
1948	128	52	76
1949	156	56	100
1950	133	47	86
1951	137	51	86
1952	119	33	86
1953	126	46	80
1954	114	42	72
1955	115	39	76
1956	141	54	87
1957	132	53	79
1958	148	52	96
1959	118	35	83
1960	130	47	83
1961	105	22	83
1962	107	31	76
1963	107	34	73
1964	121	36	85
1965	92	28	64
1966	109	33	76
1967	87	28	59
1968	103	28	75
1969	111	24	87
1970	99	31	68
1971	92	29	63
1972	104	30	74
1973	95	27	68
1974	112	26	86
1975	103	32	71
1976	108	27	81
1977	102	19	83
1978	136	22	114
1979	102	24	78
1980	121	31	90
1981	124	34	90
1982	133	31	102
1983	118	26	92
1984	136	32	104
1985	149	29	120
1986	171	19	152
1987	183	15	168
1988	195	22	173
1989	223	17	206
1990	221	21	200
1991	206	18	188
1992	196	27	169
1993	209	28	181
1994	230	22	208
1995	259	32	227
1996	242	23	219
1997	257	28	229
1998	299	38	261
1999	268	25	243
2000	300	19	281
2001	359	26	333
2002	337	35	302
2003	375	16	359
2004	433	27	406
2005	496	19	477
2006	543	20	523
2007	700	28	672
2008	871	28	843
2009	923	18	905
2010	1,012	22	990
2011	1,126	29	1,097
2012	1,261	32	1,229
2013	1,273	28	1,245
2014	1,249	30	1,219
2015	1,087	27	1,060

Fun Facts about the name Cruz

How many people with the first name Cruz have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 24,198 babies born with the first name Cruz in the United States. That's more than enough people named Cruz to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Cruz? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Cruz first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Cruz is Sunday, July 25th, 1869.
What year had the most people named Cruz born? The highest recorded use of the first name Cruz was in 2013 with a total of 1,245 babies. That's a lot of babies named Cruz!
Random Cruz Factoid: According to the 1914 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Cruz ranks 42^nd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Arizona. Imagine that, 10 babies in Arizona have the same name as you in 1914.
Weird things about the name Cruz: Your name in reverse order is Zurc. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Curz. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Cruz? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 334,201 people with the last name Cruz.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Cruz? Cruz was ranked as the 57^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!

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Common last names for Cruz

Rodriguez
Martinez
Garcia
Gonzalez
Hernandez
Rivera
Lopez
Perez
Ortiz
Torres
Sanchez
Ramirez
Flores
Diaz
Morales
Gonzales
Reyes
Ruiz

Common first names for Cruz

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Cruz	U.S.
█	White	5.17%	64.26%
█	African American	0.80%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	5.19%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.27%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.70%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	87.88%	16.26%

Of Last Name Cruz

People with the last name Cruz are most frequently Hispanic or Latino

Entire United States

Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Cruz" mean? The list below shows the origins of Cruz as well as things modernly associated with the name Cruz such as celebrities named Cruz.

Spanish

Origin and Meaning of Cruz

The name "Cruz" is of Spanish origin, and it means "The Cross of Christ". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Wiktionary

A surname.

Cruz was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese and Spanish

Notable Persons With the Name Cruz

Cruz Bustamante

Cruz Bustamante is an office holder. Cruz was given the name Cruz Miguel Bustamante on January 4th, 1953 in Dinuba, California, US.

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Cruz Martínez

Cruz Martínez is a cumbia, tejano music, reggae, latin pop, rhythm, blues, and regional mexican record producer, songwriter, composer, and musician. He plays Keyboard instrument. He has been prominent since 1984. Cruz was born Cruz Martínez on June 21st, 1972 in Chicago. Cruz is also known as CK.

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Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon is an important somebody. Cruz was born on September 19th, 1963 in Torrance, California.

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Cruz Reynoso

Cruz Reynoso is a lawyer. His military service ended in 1955. Cruz was born on May 2nd, 1931 in Brea, California.

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Manny Manuel

Manny Manuel is a merengue music, bolero, and tropical music musician and songwriter. He plays Vocals. His most notable accomplishments were from 1980 to present. Manny was given the name Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago on December 1st, 1972. Manny is also known as Rey de Corazones.

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Cruz Teng

Cruz Teng is a leading somebody. He has been prominent since 1996. Cruz was born on September 18th, 1979.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Cruz

Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz is a famous person. Dominick was born on September 3rd, 1985 in San Diego.

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Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz is an actress and model. She has had major accomplishments since 1989. Penélope was given the name Penélope Cruz Sánchez on April 28th, 1974 in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.

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Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a Solicitor General of Texas. Ted was born on December 22nd, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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O.S.H. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

O.S.H. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a nun, poet, and writer. O.S.H. was given the name Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana on November 12th, 1651 in Tepetlixpa. She passed away on April 17th, 1695.

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Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz was a salsa, guaracha, son, bolero, rumba, guaguancó, salsa music, son (music), and cuban rumba musician. Her career lasted from 1948 to 2003. Celia was given the name Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21st, 1925 in Havana. She breathed her last breath on July 16th, 2003.

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