Masculine dossier · first seen 1997
Cross
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
78
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Cross
How many people are named Cross?
An estimated 1,358 living Americans are named Cross.
How rare is Cross?
Cross is uncommon among babies today, with 78 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Cross?
The median age of a living American named Cross is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 23 years old.
Is Cross still popular?
Yes — Cross is currently rising in popularity, with 78 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Cross most common?
Cross has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1997Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
78
All-time
1,375
Where it lives now
Cross is most concentrated in Texas — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Cross is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.