Cosby

Where Cosby comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Cosby through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,651 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1914
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1917
    Peak, #2,280
    12 babies named Cosby, the most in any year.
  4. 1920
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,815.
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