Boy’s name · Greek

Cosmas

How to say it: KOZ-mus · /ˈkɑzməs/

Greek 'kosmos' meaning order, universe - early saint name, variant of Cosimo.

Cosmas was the 8,822nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #8,636 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#8,822for boys in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
7born in 2025
#8,636projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cosmas
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#8,822
Babies born in 20257
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#8,636

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Cosmas is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Cos
  • Cosmo

Honouring a Cosmas in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Cosmas is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, German, Greek.

Famous people named Cosmas

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