Crosby — #1197 US boys' name
5,714 babies named Crosby in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 92% of names given to boys today.
63% of everyone ever named Crosby was born in this single decade.
484 babies were named Crosby in 2015 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Crosby
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,714 babies named Crosby between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crosby currently holds the #1197 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 484 babies received it in a single year. Crosby is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 577 additional births since 1984.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Crosby performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,625 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Crosby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 481 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Crosby in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Crosby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,714 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Crosby at a glance
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Current rank
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Crosby popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912
- Peak year (2015)
- 484
- Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #1197 among boys.
5,714 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 484 births in a single year.
Crosby popularity over time — girls
577 total births recorded since 1984 (Crosby as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Crosby accounts for 9% of total recorded use across both genders.
Crosby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 3,625 births that decade — 63% of Crosby's all-time total
Crosby decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,625 births
- Runner-up 1,123 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Crosby's strongest decade
3,625 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 63% of all-time use.
Crosby by state
Where Crosby concentrates geographically — total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 481 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 350 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 302 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 237 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 193 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 187 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 179 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 177 | 3.1% |
481 of 5,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Minnesota 8.4% of nationwide
- California 6.1% of nationwide
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 39 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Minnesota accounts for 8.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Crosby appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.