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Cruz

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cruz: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2013–2022

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2013 to 2022, ranging from #4645 to #5742.20132022#4645#5742
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2013#5742
2022#4645

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2004 to 2025.

In 2025: #200 among boys in England and Wales, #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 2004–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #200 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New Zealand in 2011.

Cruz's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#200258HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#227218HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#254185HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#311145HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#269170HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#372117HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#402108HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#341134HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#374122HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#365127HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#406103HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#381107HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#42097HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#42294HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#40199HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#43387HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#48573HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#55759HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#69840HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#66341HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2011New Zealandmale#9552HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2398HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3484HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2219HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2956HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2706HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3185HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2816HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#21310HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2716HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2318HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2616HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2487HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2935HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3783HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#34811HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#35011HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#28815HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#16926HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cruz is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Cruz, between 2004 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2004–202522#200 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2005–202515#288 in 2023
Northern Ireland2008–202417#213 in 2014
New Zealand20111#95 in 2011
Scotland20241#169 in 2024

Its high point came 14 years earlier in New Zealand (2011) than in England and Wales (2025).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New Zealand in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.