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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 69 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 17,348since 1880
Coy over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Coy has never cracked the top 200 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,451 | 123 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,503 | 119 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,650 | 104 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,496 | 121 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,621 | 104 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,378 | 127 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,386 | 128 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,364 | 129 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,276 | 142 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,288 | 141 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,297 | 137 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,205 | 152 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #1,155 | 156 |
| 2012 | — | #1,135 | 161 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,404 | 118 |
| 2010 | — | #1,284 | 135 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #1,290 | 136 |
| 2008 | — | #1,361 | 125 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,229 | 143 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,085 | 162 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,257 | 125 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,016 | 161 | |
| 2003 | — | #992 | 160 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #1,130 | 126 |
| 2001 | — | #1,095 | 130 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #1,107 | 127 |
| 1999 | — | #1,002 | 140 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,080 | 120 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #941 | 143 |
| 1996 | — | #1,120 | 106 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,144 | 100 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #1,163 | 96 |
| 1993 | — | #1,055 | 110 | |
| 1992 | — | #997 | 118 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #1,095 | 99 |
| 1990 | — | #1,086 | 96 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,074 | 95 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #916 | 108 |
| 1987 | — | #875 | 114 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #901 | 102 |
| 1985 | — | #839 | 114 | |
| 1984 | — | #818 | 114 | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #731 | 139 |
| 1982 | — | #933 | 92 | |
| 1981 | — | #971 | 86 | |
| 1980 | — | #841 | 110 | |
| 1979 | — | #906 | 93 | |
| 1978 | — | #869 | 98 | |
| 1977 | — | #843 | 103 | |
| 1976 | — | #836 | 100 | |
| 1975 | — | #822 | 102 | |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #786 | 103 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #766 | 108 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #746 | 113 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #803 | 100 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #724 | 129 |
| 1969 | — | #794 | 95 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #736 | 102 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #751 | 97 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #750 | 97 |
| 1965 | — | #724 | 105 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #715 | 116 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #736 | 111 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #706 | 119 |
| 1961 | — | #730 | 111 | |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #654 | 142 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #677 | 127 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #703 | 113 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #634 | 147 |
| 1956 | — | #626 | 147 | |
| 1955 | — | #624 | 142 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #593 | 155 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #601 | 145 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #620 | 129 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #559 | 150 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #571 | 141 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #527 | 160 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #528 | 159 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #485 | 191 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #495 | 170 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #464 | 164 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #417 | 210 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #443 | 201 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #452 | 188 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | #428 | 188 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #418 | 193 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #423 | 180 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #393 | 208 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #392 | 198 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #415 | 178 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #367 | 216 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #360 | 227 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #402 | 179 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #418 | 178 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #396 | 201 |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | #392 | 214 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #415 | 201 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #399 | 225 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #412 | 214 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #359 | 264 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #382 | 244 |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #396 | 234 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #403 | 221 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #410 | 214 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | #422 | 205 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #385 | 241 |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 | #359 | 257 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #379 | 246 |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | #404 | 196 |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | #357 | 228 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #390 | 189 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #402 | 141 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | #436 | 95 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #389 | 97 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #469 | 39 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #299 | 69 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #357 | 43 |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #403 | 34 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #472 | 24 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #489 | 21 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #314 | 41 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #452 | 22 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #303 | 38 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #331 | 35 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #466 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #430 | 27 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #481 | 16 |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #473 | 17 |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #456 | 19 |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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.
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 59 | #576 (1882) | #757 |
| 1890s | 130 | #456 (1895) | #606 |
| 1900s | 302 | #303 (1903) | #402 |
| 1910s | 1,557 | #299 (1910) | #388 |
| 1920s | 2,263 | #359 (1926) | #398 |
| 1930s | 1,979 | #360 (1934) | #396 |
| 1940s | 1,824 | #417 (1944) | #466 |
| 1950s | 1,396 | #559 (1951) | #621 |
| 1960s | 1,095 | #654 (1960) | #730 |
| 1970s | 1,049 | #724 (1970) | #810 |
| 1980s | 1,074 | #731 (1983) | #890 |
| 1990s | 1,128 | #941 (1997) | #1,068 |
| 2000s | 1,395 | #992 (2003) | #1,156 |
| 2010s | 1,399 | #1,135 (2012) | #1,279 |
| 2020s | 698 | #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 1880
boys
#809
6 births · 1 in 18,415 boys
Top boys' names in 1880
More about 1880
boys
110,490 boys got a published name in 1880; 1 in 18,415 of them was named Coy, which outranked 23.5% of the 1,058 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 44.2% of boys (8.0% in 2025).