Crosby

#4,172 for girls in 2025, 34 births · #1,235 for boys in 2025, 162 births
Given to boys 90.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2015 · 484 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,878
since 1912

Crosby over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #578, 2015girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,17234#1,235162
2024#3,75840#1,196171
2023#4,27633#1,053206
2022#5,02826#1,021218
2021#3,55343#943240
2020#3,84137#802289
2019#4,54630#779299
2018#6,24819#701345
2017#4,81128#624418
2016#4,73429#625428
2015#6,45219#578484
2014#4,89228#615435
2013#5,48624#647378
2012#5,89522#671352
2011#5,35825#740306
2010#7,51316#1,068180
2009#8,88813#1,94273
2008#10,80710#2,34555
2007#13,9247#4,49321
2006#13,6067#4,67519
2005—#6,63411
2004#10,6909#5,49214
2003#12,4087#4,61617
2002#10,2469#4,32218
2001#15,3525#5,66712
2000#15,0315#5,58812
1999#9,4799#3,98618
1998#7,53212#7,5607
1997#10,8367#4,96012
1996#5,77116#5,53510
1995#11,7836#3,85416
1994—#3,91116
1993#9,5598#3,66117
1992#10,4797#4,11414
1991#6,97612#2,82823
1990—#3,77915
1989—#4,01713
1988#11,7985#2,59922
1987—#3,33914
1986—#5,9266
1985—#2,42721
1984#10,4225#3,70111
1983—#3,23013
1982—#5,6196
1981——
1980—#4,4958
1979—#3,81010
1978—#4,5547
1977—#5,1236
1976—#4,9356
1975—#4,7976
1974—#4,1907
1973——
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1971—#3,9637
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1969—#3,0629
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1967—#3,9665
1966—#3,9485
1965—#3,2447
1964—#3,2827
1963—#3,3187
1962—#4,0335
1961—#3,6526
1960—#3,6656
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1957—#2,49411
1956—#3,2167
1955—#3,8865
1954—#3,1767
1953—#2,9058
1952—#2,51410
1951—#1,83817
1950—#3,3296
1949—#2,12313
1948—#3,3166
1947—#3,0967
1946—#2,14312
1945—#2,7437
1944—#3,1096
1943—#2,07413
1942—#2,04213
1941—#3,1336
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1939—#2,05012
1938—#2,8687
1937—#2,6808
1936—#2,6298
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,9737
1933—#3,6425
1932——
1931—#3,0957
1930—#3,0228
1929—#3,5596
1928—#3,6976
1927—#2,9129
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1925—#2,58811
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1923—#3,4677
1922—#2,63011
1921—#4,3225
1920—#2,76510
1919—#4,1685
1918—#2,69910
1917—#2,7329
1916—#3,1777
1915—#2,45810
1914—#2,2719
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Crosby! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Crosby is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedNHWashington: #757 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,929 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #114 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 354 boysNDMinnesota: #249 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,067 boysMNIllinois: #639 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,978 boysILWisconsin: #516 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,860 boysWIMichigan: #648 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,172 boysMINew York: #760 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,632 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedRIOregon: #448 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,077 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedSDIowa: #234 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 898 boysIAIndiana: #487 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,613 boysINOhio: #487 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,865 boysOHPennsylvania: #850 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,158 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #458 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,776 boysCTCalifornia: #769 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 6,258 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedUTColorado: #475 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,345 boysCONebraska: #436 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,882 boysNEMissouri: #391 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,897 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedNMKansas: #466 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,077 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedARTennessee: #491 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,731 boysTNNorth Carolina: #774 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,573 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #492 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,352 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,020 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,456 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Crosby, so not publishedHITexas: #1,008 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 8,744 boysTXFlorida: #1,385 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,691 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#114 · 1 in 354
  2. Iowa#234 · 1 in 898
  3. Minnesota#249 · 1 in 1,067
  4. Missouri#391 · 1 in 1,897
  5. Nebraska#436 · 1 in 1,882

Best ever in a state: #93 in North Dakota, 2015.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#114111 in 354
Iowa#234161 in 898
Minnesota#249251 in 1,067
Missouri#391161 in 1,897
Nebraska#43651 in 1,882
Oregon#44881 in 2,077
Connecticut#45851 in 2,776
Kansas#46671 in 2,077
Colorado#475111 in 2,345
Indiana#487131 in 2,613
Ohio#487201 in 2,865
Tennessee#491131 in 2,731
Oklahoma#49281 in 2,352
Wisconsin#51691 in 2,860
Illinois#639151 in 3,978
Michigan#648111 in 4,172
Washington#75771 in 4,929
New York#760171 in 5,632
California#769331 in 6,258
North Carolina#77491 in 5,573
Pennsylvania#85081 in 7,158
Texas#1,008201 in 8,744
Georgia#1,02071 in 7,456
Florida#1,38571 in 13,691
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Crosby
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 39 spots since 2024 (#1,196 → #1,235)
  • 433 spots since 2020 (#802 → #1,235)
  • 657 spots since 2015 (#578 → #1,235)
  • Biggest jump: 328 spots in 2011 (#1,068 → #740)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2021 (#802 → #943)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2015 at #578 (484 births)
  • Births halved by 2021, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2011–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,960
  • Highest: 1 in 3,960 boys born in 2015 were named Crosby (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,544 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 61.7% of all boys named Crosby (3,625) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1999
  • Mostly girls until 1998, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s55#2,271 (1914)#2,864
1920s65#2,588 (1925)#3,243
1930s73#2,050 (1939)#2,801
1940s83#2,042 (1942)#2,642
1950s71#1,838 (1951)#2,920
1960s57#3,062 (1969)#3,574
1970s49#3,810 (1979)#4,482
1980s114#2,427 (1985)#3,928
1990s148#2,828 (1991)#4,419
2000s252#1,942 (2009)#4,577
2010s3,625#578 (2015)#705
2020s1,286#802 (2020)#1,042

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Crosby in 2018

girls
#6,248
19 births · 1 in 89,530 girls
boys
#701
345 births · 1 in 5,264 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #6,248Crosby19

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #701Crosby345
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 89,530 of them was named Crosby, which outranked 65.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Crosby
  1. #6,010Zeplynn20
  2. #6,010Zianna20
  3. #6,010Zowie20
  4. #6,248Crosby19
  5. #6,248Aalyiah19
  6. #6,248Aanika19
  7. #6,248Aariana19
  8. #6,521Aasiya18
  9. #6,521Adalaide18
  10. #6,521Adalida18

Tied with 272 names at #6,248; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 5,264 of them was named Crosby, which outranked 95.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Crosby
  1. #696Kareem347
  2. #696Kellen347
  3. #700Demetrius346
  4. #701Crosby345
  5. #701Carl345
  6. #703Jakob344
  7. #703Koda344
  8. #703Larry344

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →