Girls' name · since 1912
Costella
Costella has 428 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 428
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Costella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 428 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Costella recorded 428 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1967.
- #12,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 428 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Costella ranks #12,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 428 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #12,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 428
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Costella's 428 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Costella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Costella's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Costella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1967
- Peak year (1948)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Costella by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (119 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Costella's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Costella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
102 births
- 1940s
1940s
119 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 119 births (28% of all-time use).
Costella by state
Where Costella concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 11 | 2.6% |
11 of 428 births nationwide.
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What to do with Costella's data
- Costella's decade-level peak was the 1940s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Costellas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Costella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1912–1967 (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 Costella 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.