Fun Facts About the Name Kruz
- More than 2 thousand babies named Kruz: U.S. records list 2,722 babies given the name Kruz from 1880 through 2025. Even 64 girls received the name Kruz - about 1 girl for every 42 boys.
What Does the Name Kruz Mean?
Kruz is a respelled variant of Cruz, a name used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries and taken from cruz, the ordinary word for "cross" in both languages. That word descends from Latin crux (genitive crucis), "cross," and in the name it refers to the Christian cross rather than to a cross in the general sense of a mark or an intersection. The spelling with k follows English convention for the /k/ sound; Kruz has no separate etymology, and its meaning is the meaning of the parent name Cruz.
Kruz Name History & Origins
Cruz is used as a personal name in Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies, and it is also one of the commonest surnames across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. As a given name it is associated with the Christian cross, including the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14; a child given the name is understood as placed under the sign of the cross rather than named after a particular individual. The same word appears in place names such as Santa Cruz.
In English-speaking countries, Cruz entered chiefly as a surname among families of Hispanic origin. The form Kruz is an English-language respelling of that name, substituting k for c while keeping the pronunciation. It therefore belongs to English usage rather than to Spanish or Portuguese naming tradition, where the Cruz spelling remains standard. Its history as a given name is largely the history of Cruz, since the k form is a recent spelling adaptation rather than a distinct older name.
How Popular is the Name Kruz?
Kruz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #1,072 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #16,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #12,966 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,728 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #10,728 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,201 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #17,664 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,968 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #18,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,304 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #18,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,216 | 167 | 0.0098% |
| 2024 | #1,273 | 154 | 0.0090% |
| 2023 | #1,185 | 171 | 0.0100% |
| 2022 | #1,096 | 197 | 0.0113% |
| 2021 | #1,128 | 181 | 0.0104% |
| 2020 | #1,072 | 187 | 0.0108% |
| 2019 | #1,223 | 156 | 0.0087% |
| 2018 | #1,219 | 153 | 0.0084% |
| 2017 | #1,464 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 2016 | #1,440 | 121 | 0.0064% |
| 2015 | #1,258 | 144 | 0.0075% |
| 2014 | #1,228 | 149 | 0.0078% |
| 2013 | #1,418 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2012 | #1,567 | 101 | 0.0053% |
| 2011 | #1,463 | 112 | 0.0059% |
| 2010 | #1,747 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 2009 | #1,935 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 2008 | #2,336 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 2007 | #3,286 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #3,192 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #6,068 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #6,003 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #4,211 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #6,339 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,242 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #11,412 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #7,552 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,571 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #5,140 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #7,611 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,404 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,216 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,977 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #8,889 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #5,961 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #5,488 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,623 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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