Cosby

KAHS-bee /ˈkɑːsbi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Cosby is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Cosby is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1975. Cosby was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 1917 (12 births).

About the name Cosby

PronunciationKAHS-bee /ˈkɑːsbi/

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How popular is Cosby?

Boys named Cosby
19141920193019401950196019701975
Boys named Cosby per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1908–1975 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1975) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Cosby
19081910191519201923
Girls named Cosby per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1908–1975 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1975) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cosby total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19756——#4,915
19685——#4,240
19595——#4,102
19557——#3,254
19546——#3,520
19495——#3,790
19476——#3,438
19425——#3,661
19416——#3,208
19397——#2,882
19377——#2,961
19367——#2,927
19359——#2,570
193310——#2,401
19325——#3,883
19308——#3,076
192812——#2,420
19279——#2,953
192512——#2,465
19249——#3,071
192315—#4,496#2,988
192115—#4,108#3,270
19206——#3,919
191910——#2,714
19188——#3,161
191712——#2,315
19156——#3,484
19147——#2,710
19105—#2,494—
19085—#2,185—
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