Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Crosby

Meaning cross Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #1,235 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

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

Rank 2025
#1,235
among boys · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
196
named Crosby · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,544
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
503 babies
All-time total
6,490
#1,612 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Crosby popularity over time

6,490 babies have been named Crosby since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 55 55 6 – #2,312
1920s – 65 65 7 +18% #2,626
1930s – 73 73 7 +12% #2,085
1940s – 83 83 8 +14% #2,064
1950s – 71 71 7 -14% #1,851
1960s – 57 57 6 -20% #3,112
1970s – 49 49 5 -14% #3,860
1980s 10 114 124 12 +153% #2,440
1990s 77 148 225 23 +81% #2,845
2000s 72 252 324 32 +44% #1,944
2010s 240 3,625 3,865 387 +1093% #578
2020s (to 2025) 213 1,286 1,499 250 -35% #802

Where Crosby is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 149 0.09 outside top 500
2027 138 0.08 outside top 500
2028 130 0.08 outside top 500
2029 123 0.07 outside top 500
2030 118 0.07 outside top 500

Where Crosby is most popular

Boys named Crosby per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.115 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Crosby born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 117 0.954 +726%
Iowa 26 0.377 +227%
Wisconsin 37 0.312 +171%
Colorado 38 0.294 +155%
Missouri 28 0.202 +75%
Ohio 48 0.181 +57%
Tennessee 27 0.150 +30%
Kansas 10 0.146 +26%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -5%
Michigan 22 0.107 -7%
Utah 10 0.105 -9%
Washington 17 0.104 -10%
Pennsylvania 26 0.098 -15%
Texas 83 0.094 -18%
North Carolina 24 0.094 -19%
Illinois 21 0.082 -29%
Indiana 13 0.081 -30%
California 72 0.079 -32%
Arizona 12 0.073 -36%
Oregon 5 0.066 -43%
Massachusetts 8 0.058 -50%
New York 25 0.058 -50%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -51%
Florida 14 0.030 -74%
Virginia 5 0.026 -77%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Crosby

Crosby is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,235 in 2025 with 162 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 6,490 American babies have been named Crosby, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 503 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Crosby stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Crosby?

The median living Crosby is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 13. An estimated 6,200 people named Crosby are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Crosby year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,195 162 #1,235
2024 40 #3,773 171 #1,198
2023 33 #4,297 206 #1,054
2022 26 #5,056 218 #1,021
2021 43 #3,563 240 #943
2020 37 #3,852 289 #802
2019 30 #4,571 299 #780
2018 19 #6,311 345 #702
2017 28 #4,836 418 #625
2016 29 #4,762 428 #625
2015 19 #6,519 484 #578
2014 28 #4,923 435 #615
2013 24 #5,527 378 #647
2012 22 #5,950 352 #672
2011 25 #5,405 306 #741
2010 16 #7,613 180 #1,071
2009 13 #9,015 73 #1,944
2008 10 #10,989 55 #2,352
2007 7 #14,255 21 #4,528
2006 7 #13,922 19 #4,713
2005 – – 11 #6,723
2004 9 #10,891 14 #5,550
2003 7 #12,708 17 #4,643
2002 9 #10,418 18 #4,351
2001 5 #15,888 12 #5,740
2000 5 #15,578 12 #5,635
1995 6 #12,105 16 #3,894
1990 – – 15 #3,812
1985 – – 21 #2,440
1980 – – 8 #4,578
1975 – – 6 #4,920
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 7 #3,300
1960 – – 6 #3,740
1955 – – 5 #3,980
1950 – – 6 #3,397
1945 – – 7 #2,797
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 11 #2,279
1930 – – 8 #3,078
1925 – – 11 #2,626
1920 – – 10 #2,809
1915 – – 10 #2,485
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Crosby, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Crosby?

The median living Crosby is about 10 years old. Half of all living Crosbys are between 6 and 13 years old.

How many people named Crosby are alive today?

An estimated 6,200 people named Crosby are alive in the United States, based on 6,490 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Crosby mean?

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

How popular is the name Crosby in 2025?

Crosby ranked #1,235 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 162 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Crosby?

6,490 babies have been named Crosby in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Crosby most popular?

Crosby peaked in 2015, when 503 newborns received the name.

Is Crosby a boy or girl name?

Crosby is used for both: about 9% of babies named Crosby have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Crosby rising or falling?

Crosby is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Crosby become more popular?

Crosby is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 118 boys named Crosby in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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