Costa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

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	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	13	1	–	#3,474
1920s	44	4	+238%	#2,762
1930s	17	2	-61%	#2,419
1940s	23	2	+35%	#2,927
1950s	22	2	-4%	#3,270
1960s	10	1	-55%	#4,158
1970s	31	3	+210%	#4,492
1980s	6	1	-81%	#5,777
1990s	5	1	-17%	#10,198
2000s	23	2	+360%	#7,994
2010s	65	7	+183%	#5,791
2020s (to 2025)	78	13	+100%	#5,157

Decade

Boys

Per year

Change

Best rank

1880s

–

1890s

–

1900s

–

1910s

–

#3,474

1920s

+238%

#2,762

1930s

-61%

#2,419

1940s

+35%

#2,927

1950s

-4%

#3,270

1960s

-55%

#4,158

1970s

+210%

#4,492

1980s

-81%

#5,777

1990s

-17%

#10,198

2000s

+360%

#7,994

2010s

+183%

#5,791

2020s (to 2025)

+100%

#5,157

The story of Costa

Costa is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #6,886 in 2025 with 12 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 337 American babies have been named Costa. Its peak came in 2021, when 18 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Costa stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Costa?

The median living Costa is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 47. An estimated 200 people named Costa are alive in the United States today.

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

Costa year by year

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

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	12	#6,886
2024	17	#5,478
2023	8	#9,085
2022	11	#7,361
2021	18	#5,157
2020	12	#6,710
2019	8	#9,061
2018	5	#12,553
2017	5	#12,673
2016	7	#9,878
2015	15	#5,791
2014	7	#9,853
2013	7	#9,857
2012	6	#11,073
2011	5	#12,659
2010	–	–
2009	9	#8,431
2008	–	–
2007	–	–
2006	6	#10,932
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	8	#7,994
2002	–	–
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	5	#5,623
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	5	#3,975
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	7	#2,927
1935	10	#2,419
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	5	#4,434
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Costa?

The median living Costa is about 11 years old. Half of all living Costas are between 4 and 47 years old.

How many people named Costa are alive today?

An estimated 200 people named Costa are alive in the United States, based on 337 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Costa in 2025?

Costa ranked #6,886 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 12 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Costa?

337 babies have been named Costa in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Costa most popular?

Costa peaked in 2021, when 18 newborns received the name.

Is Costa a boy or girl name?

Costa is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Costa rising or falling?

Costa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Costa

Costa popularity over time

The story of Costa

How old are people named Costa?

Costa year by year

Frequently asked questions

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