Names / Boy names
Cross
Current rank
#1,960
and rising
All-time peak
#1,646
in 1998
First recorded
1997
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1997
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,646 in 1998 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Cross enters U.S. records in 1997. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.