Kruz

“Variant of Cruz — Cross” — Spanish, via the Ibero-Romance surname Cruz origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Kruzes

Kruz Perrott-Hunt — New Zealand basketball player
Kruz Schoolcraft — American baseball player

Similar names: Cruz · Jaxx · Crue · Cartier · Mars · Riggs

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