Cosette
Cosette is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and in the many adaptations of the story for stage, film, and television. Her birth name, Euphrasie, is only mentioned briefly. As the orphaned child of an unmarried mother deserted by her father, Hugo never gives her a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Cosette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cosette is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and in the many adaptations of the story for stage, film, and television. Her birth name, Euphrasie, is only mentioned briefly. As the orphaned child of an unmarried mother deserted by her father, Hugo never gives her a surname.
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The Story of Cosette
Cosette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 141 Cosettes were born — ranking #1,554 that year. As of 2026, Cosette ranks #1,914 for baby girls with 104 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 3K Cosettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Cosette
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cosette is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cassette
- Casette
- Cossette
- Coset
- Cosset
- Cassatt
- Cassite
- Cusid
- Cussed
- Cassettes
- Gusset
- Cust
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About the name Cosette
Cosette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Cosette's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Cosette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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