Boys' name · since 1909
Cosme
1,373 babies named Cosme in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,202 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,373
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cosme currently ranks #6832 among boys' names in America, with 1,373 babies recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Cosme recorded 1,373 times among boys since 1909, holding rank #6832 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #4,202 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,832 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,373 born since 1909
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cosme ranks #4,202 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,832 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,373 born since 1909, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,202 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,373
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cosme's 1,373 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cosme compares
1,373 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cosme's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cosme | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,373 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cosme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cosme's full recorded timeline at 1969, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cosme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Cosme by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Cosme's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Cosme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 46
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s
1950s
106 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (14% of all-time use).
How Cosme compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cosme's total volume
Cosme by state
Where Cosme concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 506 | 36.9% |
| #2 | California | | 134 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
506 of 1,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cosme's data
- Cosme's decade-level peak was the 1990s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cosmes (506 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cosme: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~116 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cosme draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.