Boys' name · since 1987
Croix
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,179 babies named Croix, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,179
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Croix is the #2349 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,179 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Croix has been recorded 1,179 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #2349 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,349 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,179 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Croix ranks #4,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,349 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,179 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,179
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Croix's 1,179 recorded births place it above 89.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Croix compares
1,179 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Croix's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Croix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,179 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Croix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Croix's full recorded timeline at 2008, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Croix popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Croix popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2017 (Croix as girls' name)
Croix by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (559 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Croix's strongest decade.
559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Croix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 200
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
559 births
- 2020s
2020s
347 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 559 births (47% of all-time use).
How Croix compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Croix's total volume
Croix by state
Where Croix concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 129 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 129 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 35 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
129 of 1,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Croix's data
- Croix's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (559 total births) through the 2020s (347) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Croixs (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Croix
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Croix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Croix draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.