Cross Boy
How popular is Cross?
#1,959 boy name in 2025
78 baby boys were named Cross in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Cross popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,959 for boys (▲ 485 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+111% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,212 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (78 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,639 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1997 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cross counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cruz family of names ranked #238 for boys in 2025 (#240 the year before), with 1,583 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz | 1,025 | 65% |
| Kruz | 167 | 11% |
| Kross | 184 | 12% |
| Cross | 78 | 5% |
| Kris | 37 | 2% |
| Cruze | 37 | 2% |
| Kruze | 30 | 2% |
| Cris | 14 | 1% |
| Criss | 5 | 0% |
| Cruse | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cross is most popular
Babies named Cross per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Cross by decade
Boy names about as popular as Cross
Questions
- Is Cross a boy or girl name?
- Cross is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Cross were boys.
- How popular is the name Cross?
- 78 baby boys were named Cross in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Cross most popular?
- Cross peaked in 2025, when 78 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,639 in 1998.
- How many people are named Cross?
- 1,381 babies have been named Cross in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,367 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Cross most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cross was most common in Arkansas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.