girl's name
Maricruz
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,917
Maricruz is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 169 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
Maricruz over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 97 |
| 1970s | 307 |
| 1980s | 440 |
| 1990s | 1,088 |
| 2000s | 665 |
| 2010s | 230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Maricruz?
In 2025, Maricruz was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maricruz
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maricruz also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maricruz over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maricruz
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maricruz — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maricruz
How popular is the name Maricruz?
In 2025, Maricruz was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maricruz a girl's or a boy's name?
Maricruz is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maricruz most popular?
Maricruz peaked in 1990, when 169 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maricruz a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maricruz currently ranks #7,546 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.