Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Coast

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #875 Trend ↑ Rising 1003%
Rank 2025
#875
among boys · ↑265 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
305
named Coast · +52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,234
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
305 babies
All-time total
852
#6,063 all-time among boys
First recorded
2014
in Social Security records

Coast popularity over time

852 babies have been named Coast since 2014, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
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2010s 6 60 66 7 – #4,669
2020s (to 2025) 81 705 786 131 +1885% #875

Where Coast is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 354 0.21 outside top 500
2027 439 0.26 outside top 500
2028 528 0.31 outside top 500
2029 618 0.36 #486
2030 705 0.41 #447

Where Coast is most popular

Boys named Coast per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.079 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Florida, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Coast born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 19 0.199 +152%
Florida 73 0.154 +96%
Arizona 24 0.147 +86%
Tennessee 20 0.111 +41%
Washington 18 0.110 +40%
Maryland 12 0.101 +28%
Nevada 5 0.088 +11%
Virginia 16 0.084 +7%
Georgia 21 0.083 +5%
North Carolina 20 0.078 ≈ national
Louisiana 8 0.078 ≈ national
California 68 0.074 -6%
Texas 60 0.068 -14%
Oregon 5 0.066 -16%
Ohio 16 0.060 -23%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -28%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -38%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -39%
Indiana 7 0.044 -45%
Pennsylvania 10 0.038 -52%
New York 13 0.030 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Coast

Coast is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #875 in 2025 with 274 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2014, 852 American babies have been named Coast, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 305 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Coast stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Coast?

The median living Coast is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 3. An estimated 800 people named Coast are alive in the United States today.

median 1 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Coast year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,474 274 #875
2024 16 #7,002 185 #1,140
2023 11 #9,115 109 #1,592
2022 10 #9,851 65 #2,221
2021 5 #15,762 48 #2,658
2020 8 #11,315 24 #4,166
2019 6 #14,194 21 #4,669
2018 – – 7 #9,876
2017 – – 12 #6,761
2016 – – 5 #12,566
2015 – – 8 #8,905
2014 – – 7 #9,837
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Coast, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Coast?

The median living Coast is about 1 years old. Half of all living Coasts are between 0 and 3 years old.

How many people named Coast are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Coast are alive in the United States, based on 852 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Coast in 2025?

Coast ranked #875 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 274 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Coast?

852 babies have been named Coast in the United States since 2014, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Coast most popular?

Coast peaked in 2025, when 305 newborns received the name.

Is Coast a boy or girl name?

Coast is used for both: about 10% of babies named Coast have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Coast rising or falling?

Coast is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Coast become more popular?

Coast is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 705 boys named Coast in 2030, which would rank around #447. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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