Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cruise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 412
- 412 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,393 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,393 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 as a first name in 2020; 3,278 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cruise’s family of names
In English usage, Cruise as a surname has a related form in CRUCE. In English usage, Cruise as a surname has a related form in CRUSE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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