Meaning of the nameCosmo
- Male
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Cos-mo
Cosmo is a male name from the Greek Kosmâs, linked to kósmos, 'order, world, universe'; Behind the Name lists Cosme as the Portuguese form of Cosmas.
- People (2022)
- 16,619
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,200
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,398
- people
Cosmo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cosmo, 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 (3,776 people).
175 women 16,444 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 Cosmo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cosmo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.039%
- Ceará 0.031%
- Pernambuco 0.030%
- Paraíba 0.029%
- Alagoas 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 2,696 | 0.031% |
| Pernambuco | 2,691 | 0.030% |
| São Paulo | 2,029 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 1,153 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 1,151 | 0.029% |
| Pará | 842 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 736 | 0.024% |
| Bahia | 688 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 634 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 548 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 483 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 455 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 390 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 341 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 320 | 0.039% |
| Paraná | 224 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 217 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 190 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 183 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 150 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 137 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 105 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 71 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cosmo
Wiktionary records Cosmo, in Italian, as a variant of Cosimo and, in English, as a male name coming from Ancient Greek. Behind the Name gives Cosmas, from the Greek Κοσμᾶς, derived from a word meaning 'order', 'world' or 'universe', and lists Cosme as the Portuguese form and Cosmo as the Italian and English form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981), who proposes two other origins: the Latin Cosmus or the Greek Kosmó. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,619 people named Cosmo, with a median age of 47.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cosmo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Cosmas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cosmo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Cosme · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Cosmo
What does the name Cosmo mean?
Cosmo means “order, world, universe”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Cosmo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,619 people with the first name Cosmo, which ranks it number 1,200 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cosmo a boy's or a girl's name?
Cosmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 175 women and 16,444 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cosmo?
Cosmo is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cosmo most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.039% of the state's population is named Cosmo (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
More names of Greek origin
See all- Pedro♂Stone1,624,478 people
- Lucas♂Probably 'from Lucania', a shortened form of Loukanós1,341,525 people
- Felipe♂Friend of horses676,680 people
- André♂Manly, masculine, from Greek ἀνήρ, 'man'559,511 people
- Leandro♂From Greek léōn, 'lion', and anḗr, 'man'471,532 people
- Alexandre♂Defender of men422,722 people
- Jorge♂Farmer, 'worker of the earth'420,414 people
- Tiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…363,388 people
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Cosmo with a source. See the methodology.