Coast
Meaning
"land bordering the sea"
Origin: Old French
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,143
- Total SSA Count
- 184
- Syllables
- 1
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Coa, Coy, Coie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"land bordering the sea"
Origin: Old French
"my God is Yahweh"
Origin: Hebrew
Coast is more popular, ranked #1143 vs #3661 for Ilya.
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Coast is more popular, ranked #1143 compared to Ilya at #3661 in the United States.
Coast means "land bordering the sea" (Old French origin). Ilya means "my God is Yahweh" (Hebrew origin).
Coast is primarily a boy name. Ilya is primarily a boy name.