Boys' name · since 1966
Stavros
1,036 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.
- #5,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,036
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stavros is the #5450 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,036 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stavros has been recorded 1,036 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #5450 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,450 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,036 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stavros ranks #5,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,450 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,036 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,036
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stavros's 1,036 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Stavros compares
1,036 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Stavros's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stavros | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,036 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stavros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stavros's full recorded timeline at 1996, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stavros popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Stavros by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (238 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Stavros's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Stavros births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 238 births (23% of all-time use).
How Stavros compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stavros's total volume
Stavros by state
Where Stavros concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 152 | 14.7% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
152 of 1,036 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Stavros's data
- Stavros's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Stavross (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Stavros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Stavros 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.