Total births
181
US rank #7571 Boys' name Peak 2023 181 births
Kratos — #7571 US boys' name
181 babies named Kratos in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#7571
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 47% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Kratos was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
18 babies were named Kratos in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kratos
The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Kratos between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kratos currently holds the #7571 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kratos performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kratos shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kratos in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kratos at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,571
Active since
2008
Kratos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008
- Peak year (2023)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
Kratos by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 98 births that decade — 54% of Kratos's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kratos? ▼
181 babies have been named Kratos since 2008. It currently ranks #7571 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Kratos most popular? ▼
Kratos was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Kratos been used? ▼
Kratos has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kratos? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kraig, Kramer, Kraven, Krayton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kratos
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Kraven Boy
#11624 144 births
Krayton Boy
87 births
Krag Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.