Kratos
Boy · KRAY-tos · Greek
Kratos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “strength, power”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Kratos mean?
Greek
“strength, power”
In Greek myth Kratos personifies strength; he is also the warrior hero of the God of War video games.
- Say it
- KRAY-tos
Is Kratos a girl's or a boy's name?
Kratos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kratos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Kratos, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Kratos in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kratos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
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