Boys' name · since 2011
Kroy
406 babies named Kroy in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kroy is the #13115 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 406 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Kroy recorded 406 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #13115 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #8,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,115 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kroy ranks #8,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 406 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kroy's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kroy compares
406 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Kroy's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kroy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kroy's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kroy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Kroy's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Kroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (80% of all-time use).
Kroy by state
Where Kroy concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kroy's data
- Kroy's decade-level peak was the 2010s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kroys (6 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 Kroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Kroy 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.