Coast
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About Coast
A brisk and beachy word name, conjuring up rugged shorelines and sandy, summery holidays. While Cove seems to have bounced back from its negative (Covid) associations, Coast might be an obvious alternative. In fact, the two names saw a similar amount of use in a recent year, when 184 boys were called Coast and 167 were called Cove.
While Cove leans more gender neutral (81:167), Coast remains predominantly masculine for now (15:184).
Pronounced KOHST.
As of October 2026, Coast ranked #875 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,668 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | #4,166 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | #2,658 | 48 | 27.4 |
| 2022 | #2,219 | 65 | 37.2 |
| 2023 | #1,590 | 109 | 63.7 |
| 2024 | #1,137 | 184 | 106.8 |
| 2025 | #875 | 274 | 160.4 |
World rankings
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