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Cruise

/ˈkɹuz/ · 100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Cruise has been given to about 412 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkɹuz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 399
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cruise per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 26
  • Born in 20259
  • All time412

How popular is Cruise?

Its best year was 2023, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 4136th. The typical living American called Cruise is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Cruise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marquise0.61
  2. Blaise0.57
  3. Carmine0.57
  4. Cris0.55
  5. Reese0.53
  6. Case0.53
  7. Cruz0.52
  8. Kris0.52

Middle names for Cruise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cruise Thomas0.80
  2. Cruise James0.80
  3. Cruise Miles0.79
  4. Cruise Wilder0.78
  5. Cruise Cole0.65
  6. Cruise Paul0.61

Sibling names for Cruise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.83
  2. Keziahsister · 0.81
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.81
  4. Koenbrother · 0.81
  5. Bodebrother · 0.81
  6. Azariasister · 0.81

Where Cruise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cruise Wilson0.75
    2. Cruise Williams0.75
    3. Cruise Walker0.75
    4. Cruise Turner0.75
    5. Cruise Torres0.75
    6. Cruise Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cruise

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.