Given name & surname
Cosimo
“the order of the universe”
Cosimo is a variant of Cosmo. One Greek interpretation is “the order of the universe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cosimo is a variant of Cosmo. One Greek interpretation is “the order of the universe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cosimo is a variant of Cosmo. An origin associated with Cosmo is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Cosimo developed from Κοσμᾶς.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cosimo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,016
- 1,016 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,654 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,654 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 779 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.
Cosimo’s family of names
In English usage, Cosimo has a feminine form in Cosima. Cosimo has a related form in Cosmo. In Italian usage, Cosimo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cosmo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cosimo has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Cosimo
- Cosimo de' MediciFirst ruler of the Medici political dynasty (1389–1464)
- Cosimo I de' MediciDuke of Florence (1519-1574)
- Cosimo RosselliItalian painter (1439-1507)
- Cosmè TuraItalian painter (1430-1495)
- Cosimo II de' MediciGrand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)
- Cosimo III de' MediciGrand Prince of Tuscany (1642-1723)
- Cosimo Pintoboxerborn 1943
- Cosimo FuscoItalian actorborn 1962
- GuèItalian rapperborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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