Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Coast isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coast through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 852
- 765 boys · 87 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 305 babies
- 2025
- 305
- #875 for boys · #4,474 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +808%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 274 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 875 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 887.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 31 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 452 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Coast’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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