At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #1,708 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 95 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #1,708 in 2025
- First recorded
- 2019
Meaning of Koast
Koast finds its origin in the simple English word “coast,” yet in its curve and consonant it carries the still grace of a Shinto shrine perched on a rocky shore, where salt breezes whisper through pine needles. The very sound—kohst—evokes the meeting of land and sea, the cool expanse of tidal plains at dawn when lanterns tremble against black basalt stones, and the promise of journeys both inward and outward. In its Japanese-inspired embrace, the name suggests the wabi-sabi beauty of drifting cherry blossoms on a glassy bay, each petal a testament to transient perfection. To bear Koast is to claim an elemental kinship with horizon and tide—a name that lingers like a soft echo between sky and water, bestowing quiet resilience and an eternal invitation to explore what lies just beyond the edge of sight.
How to pronounce Koast
English
- Pronounced kohst /koʊst/