Boys' name · since 1961
Kostas
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 372 babies named Kostas, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kostas currently ranks #9870 among boys' names in America, with 372 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Kostas recorded 372 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #9870 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #9,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,870 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kostas ranks #9,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 372 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kostas's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kostas compares
372 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Kostas's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kostas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kostas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kostas's full recorded timeline at 1987, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kostas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Kostas by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (107 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Kostas's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kostas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 107 births (29% of all-time use).
Kostas by state
Where Kostas concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 8.3% |
31 of 372 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kostas's data
- Kostas's decade-level peak was the 1970s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kostass (31 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kostas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Kostas 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.