Coast
Coast was the 875th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 274 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,030 places. More babies were named Coast in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning coast, seashore · English
Say it KOHST /koʊst/
- Rank in 2025
- #875 boys, up 3,291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 274boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 852babies recorded
What does the name Coast mean?
Coast is a new American word name, mostly for boys, taken from the English word for the land along the sea. The American Heritage Dictionary traces coast to Middle English coste, from Old French, from Latin costa, "rib, side". It has no history as a traditional given name.
costa (Latin, “rib, side”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley.
Sources for this meaning
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'coast' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Wiktionary, entry 'Coast', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Coast popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,474 | #875 | 31 | 274 |
| 2020 | #11,315 | #4,166 | 8 | 24 |
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How popular is Coast, counting every spelling?
Coast is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #708 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #875 for Coast on its own. Together these spellings went to 369 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coast | 274 | #875 | 681 |
| Koast | 95 | #1,718 | 151 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Coast?
274 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coast (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Coast born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coast.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coast?
About 800 people born in the US named Coast are alive today, with a median age of 2; half are between 1 and 4. That makes Coast a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Coast by state
How common Coast was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), Arizona (1.9×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Coast: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coast, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Coast · Sibling names for Coast
Questions about the name Coast
What does Coast mean?
Coast means “coast, seashore” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Coast?
Coast was the 875th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 274 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,030 places. More babies were named Coast in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Coast a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Coast in the US.
Where is Coast most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coast was most common in Utah (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Arizona.