US rank #10994 Boys' name Peak 1922 285 births

Costas — #10994 US boys' name

285 babies named Costas in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s471930s161950s131960s321970s351980s311990s552000s172010s112020s18
#10994
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Costas was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Costas in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Costas

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Costas between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Costas currently holds the #10994 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Costas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Costas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Costas in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Costas 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 285 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.

Costas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

285

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,994

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Costas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Costas by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 19% of Costas's all-time total
1910s101920s471930s161950s131960s321970s351980s311990s552000s172010s112020s18

Costas by state

Where Costas concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Costas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.1%
#2 Massachusetts
5 1.8%
New York share of Costas's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Costas?
285 babies have been named Costas since 1916. It currently ranks #10994 among boys. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Costas most popular?
Costas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Costas most popular?
The top states for the name Costas are New York (6 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Costas been used?
Costas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Costas?
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, 1916–2024 (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.