How Many People Are Named Coy?
people named Coy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,094 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,214 babies named Coy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
279 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which meant "quiet, shy, coy" from Middle English coi.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Coy, 3% were girls and 97% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Coy fell from 14.5% in the 1890s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Coy alive today is about 41 years old, and 41% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Coy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 279 babies. In 2025, 123 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Coy has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #299, in 1910. In 2025 it ranked #1,451.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,451 |
| Best rank | #299 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #399 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Coy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Coy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,513 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Coy was given 6.1 times as often in Arkansas, 4.4 times in North Carolina and 4.2 times in Oklahoma.
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