Total births
6
Boys' name · since 1925
Gross
Gross has 6 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 6
- total births
- 1925–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Gross is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 6 have been recorded since 1925.
Gross has 6 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1925.
- 6 total births
- 1925–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
6 boys have been named Gross since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 6
- total births
- 1925–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gross was born in this single decade.
1925
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gross in 1925 - its busiest year on record.
Gross at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1925
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Gross popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Gross by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Gross's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gross births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gross? ▼
Since 1925, Social Security records show 6 babies named Gross. The most recent recorded year was 1925. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 6 births.
When was Gross most popular? ▼
Gross was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Gross been used? ▼
Gross has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 1 year of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Gross? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grover, Grove, Groves. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1925–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gross: Baby Name Since 1925 - 6 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gross. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gross 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 June 2026.