US rank #1142 Unisex name Peak 2024 490 births

Coast — #1142 US boys' name

490 babies named Coast in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s602020s430
#1142
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Coast was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

184 babies were named Coast in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coast

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Coast between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coast currently holds the #1142 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 184 babies received it in a single year. Coast is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coast performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Coast shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Coast in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coast in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 490 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Coast at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

490

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2024

184 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,142

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Coast popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
184
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
-50050100150200 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014 7

Coast popularity over time — girls

55 total births recorded since 2019 (Coast as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
05101520 202420232022202120202019 6

Coast by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
430 births that decade — 88% of Coast's all-time total
2010s602020s430

Coast by state

Where Coast concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Coast
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
46 9.4%
#2 California
38 7.8%
#3 Texas
23 4.7%
#4 North Carolina
14 2.9%
#5 Washington
13 2.7%
#6 Tennessee
12 2.4%
#7 Georgia
11 2.2%
#8 Arizona
10 2.0%
Florida share of Coast's total US births 9.4%
Even split

46 of 490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Coast appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coast?
490 babies have been named Coast since 2014. It currently ranks #1142 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 184 births.
When was Coast most popular?
Coast was most popular in the 2020s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Coast most popular?
The top states for the name Coast are Florida (46 births), California (38 births), Texas (23 births).
Is Coast a unisex name?
Yes, Coast is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 490 births, and as a girl's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Coast been used?
Coast has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Coast?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coady, Coal, Coalton, Coalson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.