Fun Facts About the Name Cosmo
- More than 2 thousand babies named Cosmo: U.S. records list 2,955 babies given the name Cosmo from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 girls received the name Cosmo - about 1 girl for every 492 boys.
What Does the Name Cosmo Mean?
Cosmo traces to the Greek word kosmos (κόσμος), which meant "order" or "arrangement" and also "ornament" - something set in order to please the eye. From that same word came the Greek personal name Kosmas (Κοσμᾶς), which passed into Latin as Cosmas and into Italian as Cosimo and Cosmo. English Cosmo is borrowed from the Italian form rather than taken directly from Greek. The literal sense is "order" or "ordered world"; the usual modern gloss is "universe" or "order."
Cosmo Name History & Origins
The name entered Christian use through Saints Cosmas and Damian, third-century martyrs described in tradition as twin brothers and physicians who treated the sick without payment. Both the Eastern and Western churches venerated them as the Anargyroi, "the silverless ones," and their cult spread widely across Christian Europe, carrying the name Cosmas and its variants with it. In Italy the name took the forms Cosimo and Cosmo. Cosimo de' Medici (1389 - 1464), the Florentine banker who founded his family's political power, bore the name; the Medici adopted Cosmas and Damian as patrons, and the two saints are depicted in the family chapel at San Lorenzo in Florence.
English speakers have used Cosmo since at least the nineteenth century. Bearers include Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864 - 1945), who became Archbishop of Canterbury, and Cosmo Duff-Gordon, a British sportsman who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The name later appeared in fiction, for example the character Cosmo Brown in the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain.
How Popular is the Name Cosmo?
Cosmo recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #933 in 1913.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #13,973 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,934 | 80 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #1,683 | 99 | 0.0058% |
| 2023 | #1,746 | 94 | 0.0055% |
| 2022 | #1,708 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2021 | #1,933 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 2020 | #2,268 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #2,631 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #2,903 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2017 | #2,848 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #4,651 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #3,443 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #6,053 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #4,649 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #5,522 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #4,392 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,013 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,138 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,423 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,843 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #3,233 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #2,670 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #3,548 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #3,863 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,122 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,736 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,658 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #4,009 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #3,729 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #3,478 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #3,423 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,893 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #2,700 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #4,055 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,141 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,821 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,452 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,067 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #5,286 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #3,687 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #3,844 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #3,747 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,446 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,729 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,457 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,661 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #2,798 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #4,229 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,247 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #4,076 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #3,487 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,578 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,625 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #2,263 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #2,586 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #2,009 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,723 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #3,766 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,501 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,241 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #3,030 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,328 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,056 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,297 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #2,340 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #1,979 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #2,217 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,039 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #1,844 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #1,487 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #2,067 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #1,905 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #1,557 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,714 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #1,606 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #1,896 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #1,770 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,663 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #1,611 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #1,968 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,605 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,010 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #1,408 | 25 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,250 | 31 | 0.0022% |
| 1941 | #1,237 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1940 | #2,210 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #1,301 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1937 | #1,313 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1936 | #1,331 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1935 | #1,333 | 26 | 0.0025% |
| 1934 | #1,517 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1933 | #1,165 | 32 | 0.0032% |
| 1932 | #1,143 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1931 | #1,240 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1930 | #1,119 | 39 | 0.0036% |
| 1929 | #1,180 | 35 | 0.0033% |
| 1928 | #1,059 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1927 | #1,044 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1926 | #966 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1925 | #959 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1924 | #1,020 | 48 | 0.0042% |
| 1923 | #1,030 | 47 | 0.0043% |
| 1922 | #1,122 | 40 | 0.0037% |
| 1921 | #954 | 54 | 0.0049% |
| 1920 | #1,123 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1919 | #1,050 | 42 | 0.0043% |
| 1918 | #1,032 | 43 | 0.0042% |
| 1917 | #1,136 | 35 | 0.0038% |
| 1916 | #1,270 | 28 | 0.0031% |
| 1915 | #1,164 | 31 | 0.0037% |
| 1914 | #1,232 | 23 | 0.0035% |
| 1913 | #933 | 28 | 0.0055% |
| 1912 | #1,547 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1911 | #1,417 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,461 | 6 | 0.0031% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Cosmo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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