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A given name in Spanish, Serbo-Croatian and 2 more
Language contexts for this entry: Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene and 1 more
/kôsta/ · Serbo-Croatian
01 / Meaning & origin
Kosta is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2025: 10 boys (rank 7679).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1944–2017 Spelling: KOSTA
Recorded category boys
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Source: Attorney-General's Department, South Australia · South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
No rounding stated; amounts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 1 | 360 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 1 | 408 | observed |
| 1957 | 1 | 427 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 1 | 563 | observed |
| 1964 | 1 | 557 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 1 | 536 | observed |
| 1967 | 1 | 552 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 2 | 339 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 1 | 651 | observed |
| 1977 | 1 | 455 | observed |
| 1978 | 1 | 424 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 1 | 422 | observed |
| 1981 | 1 | 425 | observed |
| 1982 | 1 | 424 | observed |
| 1983 | 2 | 322 | observed |
| 1984 | 2 | 328 | observed |
| 1985 | 1 | 449 | observed |
| 1986 | 1 | 460 | observed |
| 1987 | 1 | 464 | observed |
| 1988 | 1 | 476 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 2 | 364 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 1 | 531 | observed |
| 1995 | 1 | 533 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 6 | 195 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 179 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 195 | observed |
| 2000 | 4 | 256 | observed |
| 2001 | 1 | 581 | observed |
| 2002 | 2 | 401 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 186 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 234 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 238 | observed |
| 2006 | 2 | 419 | observed |
| 2007 | 4 | 302 | observed |
| 2008 | 3 | 361 | observed |
| 2009 | 3 | 374 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 236 | observed |
| 2011 | 1 | 784 | observed |
| 2012 | 1 | 771 | observed |
| 2013 | 3 | 389 | observed |
| 2014 | 4 | 310 | observed |
| 2015 | 3 | 384 | observed |
| 2016 | 3 | 397 | observed |
| 2017 | 3 | 391 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “KOSTA” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Ossetian poet (1859-1906)
New Zealand footballer
Serbian Chetnik commander (1879–1944)
Serbian basketball player (born 1985)
Serbian footballer (1923-1976)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
