Boys' name · since 1960
Kosta
Kosta has 417 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,789 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kosta is the #7789 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 417 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kosta has been recorded 417 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #7789 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #8,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,789 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kosta ranks #8,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,789 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 417 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,789 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kosta's 417 recorded births place it above 80.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Kosta compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kosta's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kosta | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kosta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kosta's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kosta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Kosta by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Kosta's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kosta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (32% of all-time use).
Kosta by state
Where Kosta concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
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What to do with Kosta's data
- Kosta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Kostas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kosta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Kosta 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.