Recorded 1916–2016 Boys' name Peak 1916 92 births

Coston — boys' name

92 babies named Coston in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s321930s51940s101950s61990s72000s112010s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Coston was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

10 babies were named Coston in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coston

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Coston between 1916 and 2016, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coston performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Coston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coston 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 92 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.

Coston at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

92

Since 1916

101 years of records

Peak year

1916

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1916

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2016

Coston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1916

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
4681012 201620041952194619291926192119181916 10

Coston by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 35% of Coston's all-time total
1910s161920s321930s51940s101950s61990s72000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coston?
92 babies have been named Coston since 1916. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
When was Coston most popular?
Coston was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Coston been used?
Coston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 101 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Coston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cosmo, Cosme, Cosimo, Costa, 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, 1916–2016 (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.