Stavros
Boy · Greek
Stavros is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “cross”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Stavros mean?
Greek
“cross”
A transliteration of the Greek male given name Σταύρος (Stávros).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Stavros a girl's or a boy's name?
Stavros is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Stavros in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Stavros, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Stavros in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Stavros in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Stavros in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Stavros, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Stavros in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Stavros in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,000 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
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