Girls' name · since 1997

Cossette

46 babies named Cossette in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

46
total births
1997–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

46 girls have been named Cossette since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cossette has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2012.

  • 46 total births
  • 1997–2012 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

46 girls have been named Cossette since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

46
total births
1997–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cossette was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cossette in 1997 - its busiest year on record.

Cossette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cossette's full recorded timeline at 2002, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cossette at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

46

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Cossette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 19971998199920002002200720112012 5

Cossette by decade

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

1990s was Cossette's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Cossette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cossette?
Cossette has been given to 46 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 6 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Cossette most popular?
Cossette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Cossette been used?
The SSA has tracked Cossette since 1997 -- 16 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Cossette?
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.

What to do with Cossette's data

  • Cossette's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1997–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cossette: Baby Name Since 1997 - 46 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cossette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Cossette 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 June 2026.