Cosby*
#10,907 most common boys' name of all time · #27,704 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1908–1975 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#10,907
Rank overall
#27,704 of 105,966
First appeared
1908
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
235
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1921 #3,294
Best rank
#2,358 1917
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Cosby first appears in 1908. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,899 |
| 1968 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,263 |
| 1959 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,130 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,296 |
| 1954 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,821 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,479 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,683 |
| 1941 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,264 |
| 1939 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,941 |
| 1937 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,006 |
| 1936 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,957 |
| 1935 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1933 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,901 |
| 1930 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,119 |
| 1928 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,452 |
| 1927 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,997 |
| 1925 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,509 |
| 1924 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,094 |
| 1923 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #3,024 |
| 1921 | 7 | 8 | 15 | #3,294 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,916 |
| 1919 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,746 |
| 1918 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,184 |
| 1917 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,358 |
| 1915 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,511 |
| 1914 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,744 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | 5 | — |