Cosmas
Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek name, from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "universe", and the verb κοσμέω linked to propriety. Alternate form: Κοσμίας; female form: Κοσμώ. It may refer to:
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Cosmas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek name, from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "universe", and the verb κοσμέω linked to propriety. Alternate form: Κοσμίας; female form: Κοσμώ. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Cosmas
Cosmas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 11 Cosmass were born — ranking #7,260 that year. As of 2026, Cosmas ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Cosmass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cosmas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cosmas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Cosmas
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- Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd century AD), Christian martyrs and physicians
- Cosmas the Monk , (7th century AD), a Sicilian monk and tutor
- Cosmas of Maiuma (8th century AD), Syrian bishop and hymnographer
- Cosmas of Aphrodisia (died 1160), Sicilian Bishop and Martyr
- Cosmas of Aetolia (1714-1779), Greek orthodox priestmonk and missionary
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Names that sound like Cosmas
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About the name Cosmas
Cosmas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Cosmas's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Cosmas'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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