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Cosmo

/ˈkɔzmoʊ/ · 100% boys · 80 born in 2025

Cosmo has been given to about 2,955 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɔzmoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,967
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cosmo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 105
  • Born in 202580
  • All time2,955
  • England & Wales, 2025#647 · 57

How popular is Cosmo?

Its best year was 2022, when 105 babies were given the name, ranking 1708th. The typical living American called Cosmo is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Cosmo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Colton0.53
  2. Colson0.53
  3. Massimo0.51
  4. Shlomo0.50
  5. Kolton0.49
  6. Connor0.47
  7. Elmo0.47
  8. Conor0.45

Middle names for Cosmo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cosmo Paul0.83
  2. Cosmo Lee0.83
  3. Cosmo Dean0.82
  4. Cosmo Blake0.82
  5. Cosmo Bryce0.82
  6. Cosmo Wade0.82

Sibling names for Cosmo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ambrosebrother · 0.90
  2. Theodorasister · 0.90
  3. Merritteither · 0.89
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.88
  5. Augustineeither · 0.88
  6. Soleither · 0.88

Where Cosmo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cosmo White0.78
  2. Cosmo Reyes0.78
  3. Cosmo Nguyen0.78
  4. Cosmo Lee0.78
  5. Cosmo Hill0.78
  6. Cosmo Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cosmo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cosmo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.