Crosby: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “village with a cross”
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Say it
- KROZ-bee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (91% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from a place name of Old Norse origin, from kross and býr. It is primarily a surname use as a first name.
How popular is Crosby?
Babies named Crosby in 2024209
2024 rank#1,197 boys
Peak year2015
Total US babies since 18806,291
Crosby has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Crosby
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Crosby questions
What does the name Crosby mean?
Crosby means "village with a cross". It comes from Old Norse. From an English surname derived from a place name of Old Norse origin, from kross and býr. It is primarily a surname use as a first name.
Is Crosby a boy or girl name?
Crosby is mainly a boy's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Crosby?
209 US babies were named Crosby in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.
How do you pronounce Crosby?
Crosby is usually pronounced KROZ-bee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.