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Crosby

#1,235 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Cross + settlement

Crosby has been given to 6,490 babies in the U.S. since 1912. In 2025 it ranked #1,235 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2015, with 484 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 91% boys, 9% girls all-time.

Babies named Crosby, 2025

1 in 20,500

Crosby over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020040060018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Crosby over time

In 2025, Crosby went to 17% girls and 83% boys.

19122025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Crosby: meaning, origin, and history

Cross + settlement

surname transfer

What Crosby means

Crosby means “cross + settlement”, associated with kross and býr.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Crosby (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Crosby is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Crosby comes through Old Norse kross.

Crosby is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Crosby is pronounced /ˈkɹɑz.bi/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5,878 boys were recorded with the name Crosby between 1912 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 484 in 2015; its best national rank was #578 in 2015.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #802 in 2020 to #1,235 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #578 in 2015 to #1,235 in 2025.

In the United States, 612 girls were recorded with the name Crosby between 1984 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 43 in 2021; its best national rank was #3,562 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,851 in 2020 to #4,194 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #6,517 in 2015 to #4,194 in 2025.

How common is Crosby?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 20,500
162 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 10,500
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,235
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
14,186 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Crosby sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 14,186 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Crosby. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Crosbys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Crosby was born before 2015 — so the typical Crosby is around 10 today.

Median birth year
2015
About 10 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
61.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
87.6%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
5,602
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 61.7% of all recorded uses (3,625).

Is Crosby rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−37
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−433
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−657
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.33×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
33.5%
Peak was 2015 (484)
Years since peak
10
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
32.3% average annual change
Best rank ever
#578
2015

Spellings of Crosby

Crosby is not the most common spelling — Colby is, with 63.4% against Crosby's 6.9%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Crosby is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Crosby was most concentrated in Minnesota — about 1 in 870 boys, against 1 in 6,214 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 33,333).

3115 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Minnesota1 in 870
  2. 2North Dakota1 in 1,031
  3. 3Iowa1 in 2,222
  4. 4Wisconsin1 in 2,273
  5. 5Colorado1 in 2,703
  6. 6Missouri1 in 3,333
  7. 7South Dakota1 in 3,448
  8. 8Nebraska1 in 3,704

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Crosby is one of the more regionally concentrated names in the country — more concentrated than 97% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Crosby is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Crosby was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 943,123 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Crosby has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Crosby around the world

Where Crosby ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2011–2014
    #4,632
    in 2014
  • Canada
    2005–2023
    #1,727
    in 2023
  • South Australia
    2012–2012
    #771
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Crosby by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,235
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 433
Best rank ever
#578
2015
Peak year
2015
484 that year
First recorded
1912
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
5,878
Count in 2025
162

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#4,194
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 343
Best rank ever
#3,562
2021
Peak year
2021
43 that year
First recorded
1984
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
612
Count in 2025
34

Names similar to Crosby

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

CrossCroixCrockettCrosleyDansbyGatsbyCrowleyCrownKrosbyCosbyCroyRigsbyOsbyCrowCromwellCrowellCromerNesbyMosbyAusbyCrossley

Names with a curve like Crosby

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Crosby, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

VihaanBrentleyNixonRaylanMaxtonGraysenBreckenKamdynCristianoAaravKingsleyJayceon

Sibling names for Crosby

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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