Crosby
Crosby is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Crosby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Crosby is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Crosby
As a girl name
Crosby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 43 Crosbys were born — ranking #3,552 that year. As of 2026, Crosby ranks #4,077 for girls with 35 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 647 Crosbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Crosby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 484 Crosbys were born — ranking #578 that year. As of 2026, Crosby ranks #1,307 for boys with 149 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 6K Crosbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Crosby
Crosby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Crosby's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #578. Use the chart and map above to compare Crosby's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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