Coy

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #1,451 for boys in 2025, 123 births
Given to boys 95.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1910 · 69 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
17,348
since 1880

Coy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Coy has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #299, 1910boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,451123
2024—#1,503119
2023—#1,650104
2022—#1,496121
2021—#1,621104
2020—#1,378127
2019—#1,386128
2018—#1,364129
2017—#1,276142
2016—#1,288141
2015—#1,297137
2014#16,5135#1,205152
2013#16,5475#1,155156
2012—#1,135161
2011#16,7645#1,404118
2010—#1,284135
2009#15,2426#1,290136
2008—#1,361125
2007—#1,229143
2006—#1,085162
2005—#1,257125
2004—#1,016161
2003—#992160
2002#13,5956#1,130126
2001—#1,095130
2000#15,0315#1,107127
1999—#1,002140
1998—#1,080120
1997#13,7245#941143
1996—#1,120106
1995—#1,144100
1994#13,4305#1,16396
1993—#1,055110
1992—#997118
1991#11,5096#1,09599
1990—#1,08696
1989—#1,07495
1988#9,2447#916108
1987—#875114
1986#10,9125#901102
1985—#839114
1984—#818114
1983#8,0477#731139
1982—#93392
1981—#97186
1980—#841110
1979—#90693
1978—#86998
1977—#843103
1976—#836100
1975—#822102
1974#5,36010#786103
1973#8,4235#766108
1972#8,2925#746113
1971#8,3245#803100
1970#4,24613#724129
1969—#79495
1968#7,0165#736102
1967#6,0426#75197
1966#5,8096#75097
1965—#724105
1964#5,0088#715116
1963#5,8916#736111
1962#5,8606#706119
1961—#730111
1960#3,92011#654142
1959#6,2455#677127
1958#4,8907#703113
1957#3,30913#634147
1956—#626147
1955—#624142
1954#4,2788#593155
1953#3,26912#601145
1952#4,9086#620129
1951#3,28411#559150
1950#3,6629#571141
1949#4,6736#527160
1948#2,97412#528159
1947#3,44810#485191
1946#2,59714#495170
1945#2,45813#464164
1944#3,6877#417210
1943#2,25116#443201
1942#3,7387#452188
1941#2,39713#428188
1940#4,3495#418193
1939#2,41712#423180
1938#2,57911#393208
1937#1,91417#392198
1936#2,8579#415178
1935#2,57511#367216
1934#3,4497#360227
1933#2,27513#402179
1932#2,49012#418178
1931#2,10515#396201
1930#1,93418#392214
1929#2,43713#415201
1928#2,02318#399225
1927#3,05310#412214
1926#2,87211#359264
1925#2,28316#382244
1924#1,87222#396234
1923#2,73212#403221
1922#2,02719#410214
1921#1,86722#422205
1920#2,07918#385241
1919#1,74522#359257
1918#1,69023#379246
1917#1,84719#404196
1916#1,68921#357228
1915#1,62221#390189
1914#3,6185#402141
1913#1,60114#43695
1912#1,71911#38997
1911#1,30013#46939
1910#1,33512#29969
1909#1,36910#35743
1908#1,35710#40334
1907#1,8216#47224
1906#1,9515#48921
1905#1,6966#31441
1904#1,8775#45222
1903#1,5926#30338
1902#1,3208#33135
1901#1,4666#46617
1900#1,4318#43027
1899#1,2787#48116
1898—#48518
1897#1,3856#47317
1896—#59213
1895#1,1239#45619
1894—#63111
1893—#1,0355
1892—#64111
1891—#52412
1890—#7398
1889—#8786
1888—#64810
1887——
1886—#8456
1885—#7008
1884——
1883—#8925
1882—#57611
1881—#7067
1880—#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Coy was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Coy is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedILWisconsin: #473 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,790 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #580 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,217 boysINOhio: #796 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,668 boysOHPennsylvania: #786 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,999 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,831 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 40,931 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #603 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,880 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #678 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,720 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #334 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,094 boysARTennessee: #635 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,934 boysTNNorth Carolina: #712 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,835 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #615 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,478 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Coy, so not publishedHITexas: #673 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 7,479 boysTXFlorida: #840 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,542 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#334 · 1 in 2,094
  2. Wisconsin#473 · 1 in 4,790
  3. Indiana#580 · 1 in 6,217
  4. Missouri#603 · 1 in 6,880
  5. Louisiana#615 · 1 in 4,478

Best ever in a state: #106 in North Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#33471 in 2,094
Wisconsin#47361 in 4,790
Indiana#58061 in 6,217
Missouri#60351 in 6,880
Louisiana#61561 in 4,478
Tennessee#63551 in 6,934
Texas#673211 in 7,479
Virginia#67851 in 7,720
North Carolina#71261 in 7,835
Pennsylvania#78661 in 10,999
Ohio#79661 in 11,668
Florida#84091 in 9,542
California#1,83161 in 40,931
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Coy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 52 spots since 2024 (#1,503 → #1,451)
  • 73 spots since 2020 (#1,378 → #1,451)
  • 154 spots since 2015 (#1,297 → #1,451)
  • Biggest jump: 404 spots in 1894 (#1,035 → #631)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1893 (#641 → #1,035)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #299 (69 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 109 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1894–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,815
  • Highest: 1 in 2,815 boys born in 1910 were named Coy (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,887 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.0% of all boys named Coy (2,263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s59#576 (1882)#757
1890s130#456 (1895)#606
1900s302#303 (1903)#402
1910s1,557#299 (1910)#388
1920s2,263#359 (1926)#398
1930s1,979#360 (1934)#396
1940s1,824#417 (1944)#466
1950s1,396#559 (1951)#621
1960s1,095#654 (1960)#730
1970s1,049#724 (1970)#810
1980s1,074#731 (1983)#890
1990s1,128#941 (1997)#1,068
2000s1,395#992 (2003)#1,156
2010s1,399#1,135 (2012)#1,279
2020s698#1,378 (2020)#1,517

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Coy in 1997

girls
#13,724
5 births · 1 in 348,142 girls
boys
#941
143 births · 1 in 13,183 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #13,724Coy5

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #941Coy143
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 348,142 of them was named Coy, which outranked 15.1% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Coy
  1. #12,070Zuha6
  2. #12,070Zyanya6
  3. #12,070Zyasia6
  4. #13,724Coy5
  5. #13,724Aalaiyah5
  6. #13,724Aalyssa5
  7. #13,724Aasia5

Tied with 2,439 names at #13,724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 13,183 of them was named Coy, which outranked 91.3% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Coy
  1. #937Ervin144
  2. #937Menachem144
  3. #937Paxton144
  4. #941Coy143
  5. #941Alden143
  6. #941Jade143
  7. #941Landen143
  8. #948Codey142
  9. #948Raven142
  10. #948Rocky142

Tied with 6 names at #941; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →