Boys' name · since 1916
Costas
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 285 babies named Costas, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Costas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 285 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Costas has been recorded 285 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1916 to 2024.
- #10,883 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 285 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Costas ranks #10,883 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Costas's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Costas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Costas's full recorded timeline at 1976, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Costas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Costas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Costas's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Costas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (19% of all-time use).
Costas by state
Where Costas concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Costas's data
- Costas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Costass (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Costas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Costas 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.