Meaning of the nameCosme

Cosme is a male name of Greek origin, the Portuguese form of Cosmas, which comes from kosmos, 'order, world, universe'.

Meaning

“from Greek kósmos, 'order, world, universe' (the meaning of Cosmas)”

Source: Behind the Name: Cosmas · Wiktionary: Cosmas

People (2022): 35,100
Rank in Brazil: #735
Median age: 49 years
2010 Census: 42,773; people

Cosme in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cosme, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (8,583 people).

321 women 34,779 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cosme is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cosme in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.073%
Sergipe 0.064%
Rio de Janeiro 0.035%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.031%
Pernambuco 0.022%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	10,333	0.073%
Rio de Janeiro	5,545	0.035%
São Paulo	4,652	0.011%
Pernambuco	1,995	0.022%
Minas Gerais	1,978	0.010%
Sergipe	1,417	0.064%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,031	0.031%
Ceará	949	0.011%
Pará	907	0.011%
Maranhão	866	0.013%
Espírito Santo	817	0.021%
Paraíba	697	0.018%
Goiás	568	0.008%
Alagoas	535	0.017%
Piauí	440	0.014%
Amazonas	379	0.010%
Mato Grosso	341	0.009%
Paraná	324	0.003%
Distrito Federal	307	0.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul	291	0.011%
Santa Catarina	183	0.002%
Rondônia	139	0.009%
Tocantins	139	0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul	129	0.001%
Roraima	57	0.009%
Acre	46	0.006%
Amapá	35	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cosme

Behind the Name gives Cosme as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Cosmas, from Greek Kosmâs, a name derived from kósmos, 'order, world, universe'. Wiktionary records Cosme as a male name equivalent to Cosmas and links Cosmas to Greek Κοσμᾶς and κόσμος. The meaning is therefore that of the Greek base. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,100 people named Cosme, with a median age of 49; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Behind the Name: Cosme · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Cosmas · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Cosmas · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Cosme · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Cosme

What does the name Cosme mean?

Cosme means “from Greek kósmos, 'order, world, universe' (the meaning of Cosmas)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Cosme in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,100 people with the first name Cosme, which ranks it number 735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Cosme a boy's or a girl's name?

Cosme is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 321 women and 34,779 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cosme?

Cosme is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cosme most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.073% of the state's population is named Cosme (10,333 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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