Crosby
Crosby was the 1235th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 162 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 578th with 484 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 657 places. More babies were named Crosby in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,235 boys, down 433 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 162boys
- Girls and boys
- 15% girls, 85% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015484 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,490babies recorded
Crosby popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,195 | #1,235 | 34 | 162 |
| 2020 | #3,852 | #802 | 37 | 289 |
| 2010 | #7,613 | #1,071 | 16 | 180 |
| 2000 | #15,578 | #5,635 | 5 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | #3,812 | — | 15 |
| 1980 | — | #4,578 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #3,740 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #3,397 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,078 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | #2,809 | — | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Crosby, counting every spelling?
Crosby is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,170 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,235 for Crosby on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby | 162 | #1,235 | 997 |
| Krosby | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Crosby?
162 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Crosby (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Crosby born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Crosby.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Crosby?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Crosby are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 14. That makes Crosby a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Crosby by state
How common Crosby was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (8.3×), Iowa (3.3×), Wisconsin (2.7×), Colorado (2.5×), Missouri (1.8×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Crosby: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Crosby, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Crosby
How popular is the name Crosby?
Crosby was the 1235th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 162 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 578th with 484 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 657 places. More babies were named Crosby in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Crosby a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 15% girls, 85% boys given the name Crosby in the US.
Where is Crosby most popular?
In 2021–2025, Crosby was most common in Minnesota (0.95 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.