Recorded 1968–1984 Girls' name Peak 1968 20 births

Cossandra — girls' name

20 babies named Cossandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Cossandra was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cossandra in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cossandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Cossandra between 1968 and 1984, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cossandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cossandra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cossandra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cossandra 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 20 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.

Cossandra at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

20

Since 1968

17 years of records

Peak year

1968

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1968

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1984

Cossandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1968

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1968)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 198419751968 10

Cossandra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 50% of Cossandra's all-time total
1960s101970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cossandra?
20 babies have been named Cossandra since 1968. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1968 with 10 births.
When was Cossandra most popular?
Cossandra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Cossandra been used?
Cossandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 17 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Cossandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cosette, Costella, Cosima, Cosandra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–1984 (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.