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Cruise
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"cross"
About Cruise
Cruise turns the Spanish surname Cruz into a hip, relaxed surname. Cruise has a beachy feel, like other rising word names Cove, Dune, and Coast.
Pronounced KROOZ.
As of October 2026, Cruise ranked #8393 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2744 in 1987.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,913 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,132 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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