Cross

“The cross, symbol of Christ's suffering” — English origin

Boy's name · #1960 in the US (2025) · Trending

Cross is climbing: on the charts since 1997, it is ranked #1960 in 2025, with about 80 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variant Kross (#1150), Cross would rank around #906 with about 260 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Kross and Cross.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Crosses

Cross Makani Crabbe — American politician (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Cross Damon — fictional human
Cross Marian — D.Gray-man
Cross Crosshaulson — Paul Bunyan

Similar names: Kross · Asad · Khrome · Krishna · Kairos · Krue

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