Given name & surname
Cosette
“of the victorious people; little pet”
Cosette is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “of the victorious people; little pet.”
Original FrenchCozette
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “of the victorious people; little pet.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cosette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,080
- 0 boys · 3,080 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 141 babies
- 2025
- 113
- #1,780 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,780 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 141 in 2015. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,358 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cosette’s family of names
In French usage, Cosette has a later derivative in Cosetta. In French usage, Cosette has a related form in Cozette. Cosette has a related form in Cozette.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Cozettevariant · French
- Cosettavariant · Italian
- Cossettelikely variant
- Cozettavariant
- Cozetavariant
- Cosetavariant
- Cozetevariant
- Cozetvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Cosette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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