How Many People Are Named Costas?

An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Costas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Costas peaked in popularity in 1922 with 9 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Costas 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 Costas paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

201

About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Male

100.0% confidence

Average Age

39

years old

Peak Year

1922

9 births

Total Registered

285

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Costas

Costas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 285 total births registered, 100.0% were male.

Male 285 (100.0%)
Female 0 (0.0%)

Costas as a male name

Ranked #11,171 in 2024

6 male births in 2024

Peak: 1922 (9 births)

Costas: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Costas span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 55 babies were registered. While Costas is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.

0 2 4 5 7 9 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Costas by Decade

How has Costas 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.

Decade Total Male Female
1910s 10 10 0
1920s 47 47 0
1930s 16 16 0
1950s 13 13 0
1960s 32 32 0
1970s 35 35 0
1980s 31 31 0
1990s 55 55 0
2000s 17 17 0
2010s 11 11 0
2020s 18 18 0

Costas by State

Costas + Last Name Combinations

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Costas: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Costas?

We estimate approximately 201 people named Costas 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.

Is Costas a common name?

Costas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 285 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Costas most popular?

Costas reached peak popularity in 1922, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Costas is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Costas a male name?

Costas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Costas Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Costas Smith, Costas Johnson, Costas 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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