Crosby

“Cross settlement” — Old Norse origin

Boy's name · #1235 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Crosby reached #578 in 2015 and has eased to #1235 since. About 5,900 boys have carried it since 1912. In Minnesota it runs about 7× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 41,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Crosbys

Crosby Loggins — American musician
Crosby Moni — South African politician and trade union leader (d. 2013)
Crosby Stuart Noyes — American publisher (1825–1908)
Crosby Field — American mechanical and electrical engineer
Crosby S. Noyes — American journalist

What Crosbys become

Among 17 notable people named Crosby:

No single standout — notable Crosbys spread across many fields.

Similar names: Aston · Kross · Jacoby · Rylen · Camdyn · Marley

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