Boys' name · since 1997
Cross
Cross has 1,375 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,375 babies have been named Cross since 1997, making it today's #1968 boys' name.
Cross has 1,375 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1968 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,199 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,968 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,375 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cross ranks #4,199 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,968 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,375 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cross's 1,375 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cross compares
1,375 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Cross's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cross | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,375 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cross's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cross splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (25 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cross popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Cross popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Cross as girls' name)
Cross by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (470 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Cross's strongest decade.
470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cross births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
470 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
398 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 470 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cross 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 Cross's total volume
Cross by state
Where Cross concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 201 | 14.6% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.4% |
201 of 1,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Cross appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cross's data
- Cross's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (470 total births) through the 2020s (398) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Crosss (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cross: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Cross 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.