Stavros is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “cross.” In 2024 it was given to 17 boys in the United States.
Stavros belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “cross” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Stephanos.
In the United States, Stavros first appears in Social Security records in 1966. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2002 in 1977, and in 2024 17 babies received the name — 1,019 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Stavros means “cross” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Stavros is a boy name. In 2024, 17 babies received the name in the US.
Stavros comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Stephanos.
Stavros first appears in US records in 1966. Its best-ever ranking was #2002 in 1977, and 17 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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