girl's name
Cosette
- Origin Romance
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,756
Cosette is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Cosette is a name of Romance origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 141 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Cosette over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 42 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 57 |
| 1950s | 133 |
| 1960s | 72 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 297 |
| 2000s | 621 |
| 2010s | 1,036 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 626 |
How popular is Cosette?
In 2025, Cosette was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cosette is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cosette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cosette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cosette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Cosette 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.
- Italian
- Cosetta
Sibling names for Cosette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cosette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cosette
How popular is the name Cosette?
In 2025, Cosette was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cosette a girl's or a boy's name?
Cosette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cosette?
Cosette has 2 syllables.
When was Cosette most popular?
Cosette peaked in 2015, when 141 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cosette a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cosette currently ranks #1,782 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.