US rank #11817 Boys' name Peak 2022 42 births

Cosmas — #11817 US boys' name

42 babies named Cosmas in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s27
#11817
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

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

2022
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cosmas in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cosmas

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Cosmas between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cosmas currently holds the #11817 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cosmas performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cosmas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cosmas 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 42 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.

Cosmas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

42

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2022

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,817

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cosmas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 2024202320222021201620142012 5

Cosmas by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
27 births that decade — 64% of Cosmas's all-time total
2010s152020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cosmas?
42 babies have been named Cosmas since 2012. It currently ranks #11817 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Cosmas most popular?
Cosmas was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Cosmas been used?
Cosmas has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cosmas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cosmo, Cosme, Cosimo, Costa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2012–2024 (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.