US rank #5487 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,019 births

Stavros — #5487 US boys' name

1,019 babies named Stavros in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s1611980s1411990s1632000s2382010s1872020s98
#5487
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Stavros was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

35 babies were named Stavros in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stavros

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,019 babies named Stavros between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stavros currently holds the #5487 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stavros performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Stavros shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Connecticut. In total, SSA state-level files list Stavros in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stavros 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 1,019 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.

Stavros at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,019

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2007

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,487

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Stavros popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
35
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619681966 7

Stavros by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
238 births that decade — 23% of Stavros's all-time total
1960s311970s1611980s1411990s1632000s2382010s1872020s98

Stavros by state

Where Stavros concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Stavros
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
147 14.4%
#2 California
18 1.8%
#3 Connecticut
6 0.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Stavros's total US births 14.4%
Even split

147 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stavros?
1,019 babies have been named Stavros since 1966. It currently ranks #5487 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 35 births.
When was Stavros most popular?
Stavros was most popular in the 2000s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Stavros most popular?
The top states for the name Stavros are New York (147 births), California (18 births), Connecticut (6 births).
How long has the name Stavros been used?
Stavros has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Stavros?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, 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, 1966–2024 (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.