Coast means the edge of the land where it meets the sea — from the Latin costa. A coast IS the most dramatically beautiful meeting of land AND water. One syllable of the most dramatically beautiful, land-meets-sea, and the Latin edge-of-earth.
A coast IS where land meets the sea.The most dramatically beautiful boundary.One syllable with a powerful, Latin sound: KOHST.The meaning edge IS naturally dramatic.The most directly land-sea name.
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The vibe of Coast
edge of landmeets the seaLatincostacoastdramatically beautifulboundarylandwaterpowerful
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Origin & history of Coast
Latin costa (rib/side)→coast
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
A coast IS the most dramatically beautiful meeting of land AND water.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin.
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Today
Coast remains a beloved choice, ranking #5454 in the US. 545 babies have been named Coast since 2014.
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How popular is Coast?
2024peak year
The name Coast reached its peak in 2024, with 184 registrations (ranked #1137). It had only entered records 10 years earlier, in 2014. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5454) today, averaging about 54 new babies per year. Coast has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 545 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Coast's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — coastal adventure. People named Coast tend to be powerful, dramatic, and gifted at being the most beautiful land-sea meeting.
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Most beautiful land-sea meeting
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Dramatically-boundary
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Latin-costa
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Powerful-natural
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One-syllable edge
C3
O6
A1
S1
T2
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Coast
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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