Fun Facts About the Name Crosley
- 250 babies named Crosley: U.S. records list 250 babies given the name Crosley from 1880 through 2025. Even 108 girls received the name Crosley.
What Does the Name Crosley Mean?
Crosley is an English surname, now also used as a given name, generally understood to mean 'clearing with a cross' or 'cross in a woodland clearing.' It is usually treated as a variant spelling of Crossley, a habitational name from one or more places in northern England. The first element is Old English cros, 'cross,' an early borrowing from Latin crux (stem cruc-), probably passed into English through Old Irish cros. The second element is Old English lēah, 'wood, woodland clearing, meadow,' a common ending in English place names. The literal sense is topographical: a clearing marked by a cross, perhaps a wayside cross or a boundary cross. The spelling Crosley is one of several historical variants alongside Crossley and Crossly.
Crosley Name History & Origins
The name developed as an English surname from a place name. In the Middle Ages, English surnames were often taken from the village or estate where a family lived or held land, and a place formed from Old English cros and lēah would have given its name to local residents. Spellings before standardisation varied, and Crosley appears alongside Crossley, Crossly, and similar forms. The surname is chiefly associated with Yorkshire and Lancashire, where several places named Crossley or Crosley are recorded. The second element lēah often appears in place names as -ley, -leigh, or -legh, which helps explain the different spellings.
Like many English surnames, Crosley entered given-name use through the widespread practice of giving a child a family surname as a first name. This practice became more common in the English-speaking world from the 17th century onward and expanded in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. Crosley is found as a masculine given name in the United States, though it remains uncommon. The surname is also familiar in American life through Powel Crosley Jr., the Cincinnati industrialist whose company manufactured radios and automobiles and whose name was attached to Crosley Field; that association belongs to the surname's modern history, not to its origin.
How Popular is the Name Crosley?
Crosley has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #4,813 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,409 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,112 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #11,435 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,720 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #13,815 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,440 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #12,784 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,134 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #14,738 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,097 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #15,001 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,495 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #15,405 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,083 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,158 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,717 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,201 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,268 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,294 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,763 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #4,813 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #6,402 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,526 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #11,018 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #6,051 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #11,104 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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