Total births
97
Boys' name · since 1916
Coston
Coston has 97 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 97
- total births
- 1916–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Coston sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 97 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Coston recorded 97 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- 97 total births
- 1916–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
97 boys have been named Coston since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 97
- total births
- 1916–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
33% 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.
Coston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coston's full recorded timeline at 1935, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coston at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Coston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Coston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Coston's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Coston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Coston? ▼
Coston has been given to 97 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 10 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
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 110 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Coston's data
- Coston's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Coston
Nearby Names Like Coston
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Coston
Cosmo Boy
#1693 2,949 births
Cosme Boy
#9036 1,373 births
Cosimo Boy
#5083 1,016 births
Costa Boy
#5474 337 births
Costas Boy
#11043 285 births
Compare Coston side by side: Coston vs Cosmo Coston vs Cosme Coston vs Cosimo
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coston: Baby Name Since 1916 - 97 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coston. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coston draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.