Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Cosette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,780 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,780
among girls · ↑119 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Cosette · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
141 babies
All-time total
3,080
#3,551 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Cosette popularity over time

3,080 babies have been named Cosette since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 49 5 – #2,571
1920s 42 4 -14% #3,392
1930s 29 3 -31% #2,774
1940s 57 6 +97% #2,756
1950s 133 13 +133% #2,460
1960s 72 7 -46% #3,657
1970s 58 6 -19% #3,900
1980s 60 6 +3% #5,634
1990s 297 30 +395% #2,647
2000s 621 62 +109% #2,133
2010s 1,036 104 +67% #1,554
2020s (to 2025) 626 104 +1% #1,780

Where Cosette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 114 0.07 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 117 0.07 outside top 500
2029 117 0.07 outside top 500
2030 118 0.07 outside top 500

Where Cosette is most popular

Girls named Cosette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cosette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 73 0.877 +1263%
Arizona 21 0.150 +133%
California 74 0.088 +37%
Florida 27 0.063 ≈ national
Indiana 7 0.050 -23%
Illinois 11 0.048 -25%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -28%
Texas 29 0.036 -44%
North Carolina 8 0.035 -45%
Washington 5 0.035 -46%
New York 11 0.028 -57%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -57%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -61%
Ohio 5 0.021 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cosette

Cosette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,780 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 3,080 American babies have been named Cosette. Its peak came in 2015, when 141 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cosette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cosette?

The median living Cosette is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 24. An estimated 2,900 people named Cosette are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cosette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 113 #1,780
2024 105 #1,899
2023 106 #1,880
2022 98 #1,994
2021 100 #1,958
2020 104 #1,860
2019 95 #2,016
2018 112 #1,819
2017 121 #1,744
2016 120 #1,735
2015 141 #1,554
2014 110 #1,841
2013 115 #1,779
2012 86 #2,194
2011 76 #2,422
2010 60 #2,873
2009 85 #2,289
2008 49 #3,386
2007 58 #3,026
2006 67 #2,672
2005 60 #2,766
2004 60 #2,719
2003 46 #3,195
2002 58 #2,650
2001 77 #2,133
2000 61 #2,485
1995 29 #3,687
1990 13 #6,546
1985 – –
1980 5 #10,717
1975 5 #9,358
1970 15 #3,900
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 14 #3,118
1950 5 #5,448
1945 9 #3,186
1940 – –
1935 10 #2,774
1930 – –
1925 9 #3,422
1920 9 #3,392
1915 11 #2,571
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cosette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cosette?

The median living Cosette is about 13 years old. Half of all living Cosettes are between 7 and 24 years old.

How many people named Cosette are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Cosette are alive in the United States, based on 3,080 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cosette in 2025?

Cosette ranked #1,780 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cosette?

3,080 babies have been named Cosette in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cosette most popular?

Cosette peaked in 2015, when 141 newborns received the name.

Is Cosette a boy or girl name?

Cosette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cosette rising or falling?

Cosette has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Cosette become more popular?

Cosette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 118 girls named Cosette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Cosette

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