Coast: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “seashore”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KOHST · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (90% of all uses)
From the English vocabulary word coast, ultimately from Latin costa meaning rib or side. As a first name it is a modern word-name.
How popular is Coast?
Babies named Coast in 2024199
2024 rank#1,142 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880545
Coast is rising: use over the last five years is 49.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Coast
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Coast questions
What does the name Coast mean?
Coast means "seashore". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word coast, ultimately from Latin costa meaning rib or side. As a first name it is a modern word-name.
Is Coast a boy or girl name?
Coast is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Coast?
199 US babies were named Coast in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Coast?
Coast is usually pronounced KOHST.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.