How Many People Are Named Cosme?
An estimated 1,019 people in the United States have the first name Cosme. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Cosme peaked in popularity in 2000 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cosme as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cosme paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,019
About 1 in 336,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2000
25 births
Total Registered
1,361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cosme
Cosme is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,361 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cosme as a male name
Ranked #9,130 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (25 births)
Cosme: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cosme span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 186 babies were registered. Cosme has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cosme by Decade
How has Cosme tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cosme by State
Birth registrations for Cosme span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in New York, Arizona, California. On average, about 163 Cosmes were registered per state.
Cosme + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cosme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cosme: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cosme?
We estimate approximately 1,019 people named Cosme are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 336,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Cosme a common name?
Cosme is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cosme most popular?
Cosme reached peak popularity in 2000, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cosme is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cosme a male name?
Cosme is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cosme Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cosme Smith, Cosme Johnson, Cosme Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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