How Many People Are Named Kosta?
An estimated 393 people in the United States have the first name Kosta. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kosta peaked in popularity in 2022 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kosta 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 Kosta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
393
About 1 in 872,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2022
23 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kosta
Kosta is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 406 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kosta as a male name
Ranked #5,774 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (23 births)
Kosta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kosta span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 132 babies were registered. While Kosta is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kosta by Decade
How has Kosta 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.
Kosta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kosta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kosta
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kosta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kosta?
We estimate approximately 393 people named Kosta 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 872,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Kosta a common name?
Kosta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kosta most popular?
Kosta reached peak popularity in 2022, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kosta is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kosta a male name?
Kosta is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kosta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kosta Smith, Kosta Johnson, Kosta 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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