# Crosby (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/crosby/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “cross”, “settlement” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɑz.bi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Crosbie, Crossby, Corsby |
| US babies named this | 6,490 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,878 / 612 (9% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 5,405 |
| 2012 | 22 | 5,950 |
| 2013 | 24 | 5,527 |
| 2014 | 28 | 4,923 |
| 2015 | 19 | 6,519 |
| 2016 | 29 | 4,762 |
| 2017 | 28 | 4,836 |
| 2018 | 19 | 6,311 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4,571 |
| 2020 | 37 | 3,852 |
| 2021 | 43 | 3,563 |
| 2022 | 26 | 5,056 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4,297 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,773 |
| 2025 | 34 | 4,195 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 306 | 741 |
| 2012 | 352 | 672 |
| 2013 | 378 | 647 |
| 2014 | 435 | 615 |
| 2015 | 484 | 578 |
| 2016 | 428 | 625 |
| 2017 | 418 | 625 |
| 2018 | 345 | 702 |
| 2019 | 299 | 780 |
| 2020 | 289 | 802 |
| 2021 | 240 | 943 |
| 2022 | 218 | 1,021 |
| 2023 | 206 | 1,054 |
| 2024 | 171 | 1,198 |
| 2025 | 162 | 1,235 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |

## People named Crosby

- Sarah C. Paine, American naval historian (1957-)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.