Recorded 1970–2022 Boys' name Peak 1970 44 births

Cosmos — boys' name

44 babies named Cosmos in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s92010s122020s23
2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Cosmos was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cosmos in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cosmos

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Cosmos between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cosmos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cosmos performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cosmos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cosmos 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 44 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.

Cosmos at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

44

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cosmos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
45678910 202220212020201720151970 9

Cosmos by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 52% of Cosmos's all-time total
1970s92010s122020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cosmos?
44 babies have been named Cosmos since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Cosmos most popular?
Cosmos was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Cosmos been used?
Cosmos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cosmos?
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.

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, 1970–2022 (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.