Cross
Cross was the 1960th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1646th; the most babies were born in 2025 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,134 places. More babies were named Cross in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,960 boys, up 255 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,381babies recorded
Cross popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2025, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,960 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,215 | 62 |
| 2010 | #3,189 | 35 |
| 2000 | #2,259 | 43 |
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How popular is Cross, counting every spelling?
Cross is a spelling of Kross, a name family that ranked #874 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,960 for Cross on its own. Together these spellings went to 262 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kross | 184 | #1,150 | 903 |
| Cross | 78 | #1,960 | 336 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cross?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cross (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cross born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cross.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cross?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Cross are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Cross mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cross by state
How common Cross was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.2×), Texas (1.5×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cross: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cross, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cross
How popular is the name Cross?
Cross was the 1960th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1646th; the most babies were born in 2025 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,134 places. More babies were named Cross in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cross a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cross in the US.
Where is Cross most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cross was most common in Arkansas (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Louisiana.