Elijah Cruz
There are approximately 408 people named Elijah Cruz living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 840,084 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elijah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cruz. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
408
1 in 840,084
Named Elijah
356K
Alive today
Named Cruz
393K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 356K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 17
Top Census group: White (42.5%)
Estimated bearers: 393K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #55
Per 100K: 114.61
Top ancestry: Hispanic (86.4%)
First name trend
Elijah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elijah. The peak year was 2011 with 14,030 births. The average person named Elijah today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elijah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Elijah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 42.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elijah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Elijah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White42.5% · 107,342
- Black or African American23.5% · 59,488
- Hispanic or Latino21.0% · 53,112
- Two or more races9.6% · 24,168
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 6,268
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,377
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cruz surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cruz, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 86.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cruz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cruz at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino86.4% · 296,116
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 19,884
- White5.6% · 19,311
- Black or African American0.9% · 3,198
- Two or more races0.9% · 3,061
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1,010
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elijah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1038% of the US population, based on 355,934 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Elijah right now.
The surname Cruz appears at a rate of 114.61 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1146%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 408 people with the full name Elijah Cruz. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Elijah Cruz: questions and answers
How many people are named Elijah Cruz?
We estimate approximately 408 people in the United States share the full name Elijah Cruz. That works out to about 1 in 840,084 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1038%) with the surname frequency (114.61 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elijah Cruz?
We classify Elijah Cruz as "Very Rare". About 1 in 840,084 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elijah a male or female name?
Elijah is predominantly male. Out of 370,593 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Elijah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Elijah Cruz?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.