Kross
Kross was the 1150th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 184 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1093rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,038 places. More babies were named Kross in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,150 boys, down 51 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 184boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,604babies recorded
Kross popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 47 since 2019, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,150 | 184 |
| 2020 | #1,099 | 181 |
| 2010 | #5,627 | 16 |
| 2000 | #8,731 | 7 |
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How popular is Kross, counting every spelling?
Kross is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #874 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,150 for Kross 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 Kross?
184 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kross (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kross 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 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kross.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kross?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kross are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 7. That makes Kross a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kross by state
How common Kross was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.4×), Mississippi (3.4×), Georgia (2.9×), Maryland (2.5×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 26 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 Kross: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kross, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kross
How popular is the name Kross?
Kross was the 1150th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 184 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1093rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,038 places. More babies were named Kross in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kross a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kross in the US.
Where is Kross most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kross was most common in Louisiana (0.57 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and District of Columbia.