Cozette
A French feminine name derived from the French word for "little thing".
Name Census estimates that about 1,089 living Americans carry the first name Cozette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Cozette today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cozette births was 2013 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cozette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 314,742 Americans
Peak year
2013
29 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,904
Tracked since 1911
Popularity
Cozette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cozette from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 228 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Cozette remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cozette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cozette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Cozettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Utah, Illinois recorded the most babies named Cozette, while Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cozette
The name Cozette is a variant spelling of the French name Cosette, which itself is a diminutive form of the name Nicolette. Nicolette stems from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people." The earliest known use of the name Cozette dates back to the 19th century novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, published in 1862. In the novel, Cosette is the name of a young, impoverished girl who is adopted by the protagonist Jean Valjean.
While the name Cozette does not have any direct historical references outside of its literary origins, its root name Nicolette has been documented in various European records dating back to the Middle Ages. One notable historical figure with the name Nicolette was Nicolette de la Haye, a 13th-century French poet and trobairitz (a female troubadour) who composed lyric poetry in the Occitan language.
Another early example of the name Cozette can be found in the 1873 novel The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner, where one of the main characters is named Cosette. However, it is unclear if Schreiner was directly inspired by Victor Hugo's Cosette or if it was a coincidental use of the name.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals named Cosette was Cosette Thomas, an American actress born in 1923 and best known for her roles in films such as The Farmer's Daughter (1947) and The Robe (1953).
Another notable Cosette was Cosette Zintgraff, a German-born South African artist and sculptor active in the mid-20th century. She is particularly known for her sculptures and public artworks in Johannesburg and other South African cities.
Additionally, Cosette Haw was an American painter and illustrator born in 1910, who was celebrated for her portraits and landscape paintings depicting scenes from her native Utah.
People
Cozette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cozette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cozette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cozette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,089 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cozette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 314,742 US residents.
Is Cozette a common name?
We classify Cozette as "Rare". It ranks above 90.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,526 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cozette most popular?
The single biggest year for Cozette was 2013, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cozette is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Cozette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cozette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.