US rank #1315 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,373 births

Kross — #1315 US boys' name

1,373 babies named Kross in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s1302010s2842020s900
#1315
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Kross was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

195 babies were named Kross in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kross

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,373 babies named Kross between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kross currently holds the #1315 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 195 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kross performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 900 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kross shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 174 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kross in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kross 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 1,373 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.

Kross at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,373

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2022

195 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,315

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kross popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
195
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-50050100150200250 20242020201620122008200420001997 16

Kross popularity over time — girls

42 total births recorded since 2019 (Kross as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 42 births
468101214 20242022202120202019 7

Kross by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
900 births that decade — 66% of Kross's all-time total
1990s592000s1302010s2842020s900

Kross by state

Where Kross concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kross
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
174 12.7%
#2 Georgia
89 6.5%
#3 California
88 6.4%
#4 Louisiana
54 3.9%
#5 North Carolina
45 3.3%
#6 Florida
39 2.8%
#7 Virginia
32 2.3%
#8 Alabama
27 2.0%
Texas share of Kross's total US births 12.7%
Even split

174 of 1,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kross appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kross?
1,373 babies have been named Kross since 1997. It currently ranks #1315 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 195 births.
When was Kross most popular?
Kross was most popular in the 2020s decade with 900 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kross most popular?
The top states for the name Kross are Texas (174 births), Georgia (89 births), California (88 births).
How long has the name Kross been used?
Kross has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kross?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kroy, Kron, Krosby, Kroi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.