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Cruzita
How to Pronounce Cruzita
Pronounced kroo-SEE-tah /kruˈsi.ta/Medium
Meaning: Cruzita is a Spanish diminutive of Cruz, 'cross,' from the Latin crux. It honors the Cross of Christ and is often a fond form tied to Maria de la Cruz, 'Mary of the Cross' - a devout, tender name meaning something like 'little cross.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Cruzita is a tender Spanish diminutive of Cruz, 'cross,' from the Latin crux, and it carries a genuine devotional sense honoring the Cross of Christ, frequently within the Marian title Maria de la Cruz. It entered US records among Hispanic families, especially of the Southwest, as an inherited religious name and stayed rare.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1954. A girl named Cruzita then is in her seventies today.
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What does the name Cruzita mean?
It is a Spanish diminutive of Cruz, 'cross,' from the Latin crux, a devotional Marian name honoring the Cross.
How do you pronounce Cruzita?
It is said kroo-SEE-tah /kruˈsi.ta/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Cruzita a boy or girl name?
Cruzita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Cruzita?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-fifties.