Is Coast a boy or girl name?

Coast is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 852 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.2% were girls and 89.8% were boys.

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Coast

Recorded 2014–2025 · United States

Coast was most popular in 2025, when 305 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,666 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,666, with 305 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 852 people named Coast.

Coast over time

Births per year. The dot marks Coast’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Coast a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Coast is mostly a boy’s name — 10.2% of the 852 Americans given it were girls and 89.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Coast

Where Coast is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org