Cosme
Cosme is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Cosme
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cosme is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Cosme
The earliest SSA record of Cosme as a baby boy name dates back to 1909, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Cosme — #3,299 in the national rankings. Cosme last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Cosme
Cosme is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cosme's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,299. Use the chart and map above to compare Cosme'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.