US rank #7008 Girls' name Peak 2017 320 births

Cosima — #7008 US girls' name

320 babies named Cosima in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s52000s242010s2052020s73
#7008
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Cosima was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

36 babies were named Cosima in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cosima

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Cosima between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cosima currently holds the #7008 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cosima performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cosima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cosima in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cosima 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 320 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.

Cosima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

320

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2017

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,008

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cosima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
36
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200720021985 5

Cosima by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
205 births that decade — 64% of Cosima's all-time total
1980s131990s52000s242010s2052020s73

Cosima by state

Where Cosima concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cosima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 5.3%
#2 California
14 4.4%
#3 Texas
6 1.9%
#4 Washington
6 1.9%
New York share of Cosima's total US births 5.3%
Even split

17 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cosima?
320 babies have been named Cosima since 1985. It currently ranks #7008 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 36 births.
When was Cosima most popular?
Cosima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Cosima most popular?
The top states for the name Cosima are New York (17 births), California (14 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Cosima been used?
Cosima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cosima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cosette, Costella, Cosandra, Cossette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.