Meaning and history
From French chosette, meaning “little thing,” this name is the nickname of Fantine’s illegitimate daughter in Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel Les Misérables. Her real name is Euphrasie, though it is rarely used, and in the story she is cared for by the cruel Thénardiers until Jean Valjean rescues her.
20062006: 67 births, rank #2,669
2007: 58 births, rank #3,023
2008: 49 births, rank #3,377
2009: 85 births, rank #2,286
2010: 60 births, rank #2,870
20112011: 76 births, rank #2,416
2012: 86 births, rank #2,189
2013: 115 births, rank #1,775
2014: 110 births, rank #1,838
2015: 141 births, rank #1,554
20162016: 120 births, rank #1,735
2017: 121 births, rank #1,744
2018: 112 births, rank #1,813
2019: 95 births, rank #2,011
2020: 104 births, rank #1,860
20212021: 100 births, rank #1,955
2022: 98 births, rank #1,992
2023: 106 births, rank #1,878
2024: 105 births, rank #1,895
20252025: 113 births, rank #1,777
In 2025, 113 babies were recorded with the name Cosette, ranking #1,777 among girls.