boy's name
Kosta
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 673
Kosta is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kosta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 37 |
| 1970s | 53 |
| 1980s | 36 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 95 |
How popular is Kosta?
In 2025, Kosta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kosta 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 Kosta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kosta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kosta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kosta 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.
- Polish
- Konstanty
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Constantine
Sibling names for Kosta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kosta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kosta
How popular is the name Kosta?
In 2025, Kosta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kosta a girl's or a boy's name?
Kosta is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kosta?
Kosta has 2 syllables.
When was Kosta most popular?
Kosta peaked in 2022, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kosta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kosta currently ranks #2,317 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.