Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Croix isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Croix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,201
- 1,179 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,334 for boys · #13,588 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,334 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 2019. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Wisconsin had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 851 as a first name in 2020; 114 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Croix’s family of names
In English usage, Croix as a surname has a related form in LACROIX.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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