Crosley
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KRAWZ-lee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Crosley is a name of English origin, meaning “clearing with a cross”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Crosley mean?
English: English surname, Old English cros 'cross' + leah 'clearing'
“clearing with a cross”
Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark until 1970, was named after their owner Powel Crosley Jr.
Is Crosley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Crosley has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Crosley in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2012. 8 boys were also named Crosley in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Crosley in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Crosley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Crosley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/crosley, updated 20 October 2026.