How Many People Are Named Costa?
An estimated 233 people in the United States have the first name Costa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Costa peaked in popularity in 2021 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Costa 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 Costa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
233
About 1 in 1,471,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2021
18 births
Total Registered
325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Costa
Costa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 325 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Costa as a male name
Ranked #5,465 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (18 births)
Costa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Costa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 66 babies were registered. Costa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Costa by Decade
How has Costa 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.
Costa by State
Costa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Costa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Costa
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Costa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Costa?
We estimate approximately 233 people named Costa 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 1,471,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Costa a common name?
Costa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Costa most popular?
Costa reached peak popularity in 2021, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Costa is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Costa a male name?
Costa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Costa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Costa Smith, Costa Johnson, Costa 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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