Is Cross a boy or girl name?

Cross is a boy’s name. Of the 1,381 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Cross

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Cross was most popular in 2025, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,970 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,970, with 84 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,381 people named Cross.

Cross over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cross’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cross a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cross is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,381 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cross

Where Cross is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org