NameCensus.

UK boy's name

Coist

Coist is a boy's name in the UK records.

We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Coist. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Coist ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.
  • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Coist as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

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Births in -

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Peak year

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Estimated living

10

2026

Geography

Where Coist is most common

The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Coist. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.

Coist ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.

Northern Ireland
3

Across the UK

Coist in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (NISRA)

#433 in 2021

3 years of NISRA records, 10 total registered

Related

Names similar to Coist

FAQ

Coist: questions and answers

Where is Coist most common?

In the latest published local rankings, Coist ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #433 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.