Kruz

Meaning: Cross
Origin: Spanish — Variant of Cruz

Boy's name · #1216 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kruz is near its high-water mark: it reached #1072 in 2020 and still ranked #1216 in 2025. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 1987.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#560 in Scotland (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,276 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #404 in N. Ireland (2024) · #381 in New Zealand (2013) · #7,855 in Ecuador (2008).

Famous Kruzes

Kruz Schoolcraft — American baseball player (born 2007)
Kruz Perrott-Hunt — New Zealand basketball player (born 2000)

Spellings & nicknames

Kruz is the less common spelling of Cruz — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Cruz itself ranked #331 in 2025.

Similar names: Cruz · Cartier · Crue · Jaxxon · Mars · Rush

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