Costello*

#17,526 most common boys' name of all time · #45,806 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1931–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys

#17,526

Rank overall

#45,806 of 105,966

First appeared

1931

Years on the list

12 of 146

All-time

Since 2016

Peak year

1951 #2,486

Best rank

#2,486 1951

Girls Boys peak 11/yr

Costello first appears in 1931. 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
2025	—	6	6	#10,855
2021	—	5	5	#12,393
2012	—	5	5	#12,503
2009	—	5	5	#12,772
2007	—	7	7	#9,961
1975	—	5	5	#5,771
1974	—	6	6	#4,870
1957	—	6	6	#3,864
1954	—	6	6	#3,738
1951	—	11	11	#2,486
1942	—	5	5	#3,996
1931	5	—	5	—