boy's name
Côme
KOHM
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 18,697
France
#36
2025 births
Côme is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "order" or "beauty," the French form of Cosmas. It ranks thirty-sixth in France and is almost unknown elsewhere, appearing in no other market in our data above 4,000.
- Côme is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 1,310 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 464 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Côme over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 95 |
| 1910s | 100 |
| 1920s | 45 |
| 1930s | 25 |
| 1940s | 90 |
| 1950s | 110 |
| 1960s | 60 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 390 |
| 1990s | 955 |
| 2000s | 2,910 |
| 2010s | 6,595 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,230 |
What Côme means
Côme means order, and by extension beauty or decency. It comes from the Greek kosmos, which means an ordered arrangement and gives English both cosmos and cosmetic, the two senses of order and adornment being the same idea in Greek.
Where Côme comes from
Côme is the French form of Cosmas, from the Greek kosmos, order. Saints Cosmas and Damian were third-century twin physicians, martyred under Diocletian and venerated as patrons of doctors and surgeons; their cult was widespread in medieval Europe and gave Paris the church of Saint-Come. The circumflex in Côme marks a lost s, as it does in French generally: the older spelling was Cosme, and the same process turned hospital into hôpital and forest into forêt. That makes the accent a piece of visible etymology rather than decoration.
Côme in use
Côme ranks thirty-sixth in France with about 1,270 births in 2025, and its peak in our records is 2021. It is one of the least exported names we hold at this rank: England and Wales place the unaccented Come beyond 4,100 and it appears nowhere else in our data. Our French series carries it from 1900 onward.
How popular is Côme?
In 2025, Côme was given to 1,270 babies in France, ranking #36 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Côme is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Côme is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Come | Come is a spelling of Côme, used in Canada, where it ranks #3,149. | 5,387 |
Names that peaked alongside Côme
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Côme also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Côme over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Côme in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Côme
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Côme — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Côme
What does the name Côme mean?
Côme means "order" or "beauty," from the Greek kosmos.
Why does Côme have a circumflex?
It marks a lost s. The older spelling was Cosme, the same change that turned hospital into hôpital.
How do you pronounce Côme?
KOHM, one syllable.
Who were Cosmas and Damian?
Third-century twin physicians, martyred under Diocletian and venerated as patrons of doctors.
Is Côme a girl's or a boy's name?
Côme is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Côme most popular?
Côme peaked in 2021, when 1,310 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Côme a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Côme currently ranks #36 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.