Stavros comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Cross.
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How popular is Stavros?
2007peak year
Today, Stavros is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5169), with only about 19 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 35 babies were given the name (ranked #3241 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Stavros's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,019 babies have been registered as Stavros since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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