Is Coy a boy or girl name?
Coy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 118 boys were named Coy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.8% of the 18,088 US babies named Coy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,507
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Coy since 1880
- 18,088
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 279 babies
Boys and girls named Coy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 130 | 22 | 14.5% |
| 1900s | 302 | 70 | 18.8% |
| 1910s | 1,557 | 161 | 9.4% |
| 1920s | 2,263 | 161 | 6.6% |
| 1930s | 1,979 | 125 | 5.9% |
| 1940s | 1,824 | 103 | 5.3% |
| 1950s | 1,396 | 71 | 4.8% |
| 1960s | 1,094 | 48 | 4.2% |
| 1970s | 1,049 | 38 | 3.5% |
| 1980s | 1,074 | 19 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 1,128 | 16 | 1.4% |
| 2000s | 1,395 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 1,399 | 15 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 573 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 118 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 104 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 126 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 128 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 142 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 141 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 137 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,209 | 5 | #17,158 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,155 | 5 | #17,152 |
| 2012 | 161 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 118 | #1,406 | 5 | #17,380 |
| 2010 | 135 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,291 | 6 | #15,671 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 162 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 125 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 160 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 126 | #1,131 | 6 | #13,988 |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,106 | 5 | #15,576 |
| 1999 | 140 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 120 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 143 | #942 | 5 | #14,215 |
| 1996 | 106 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 100 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 96 | #1,164 | 5 | #13,905 |
| 1993 | 110 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 118 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,098 | 6 | #11,826 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 108 | #917 | 7 | #9,480 |
| 1987 | 114 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 102 | #903 | 5 | #11,305 |
| 1985 | 114 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 114 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 139 | #731 | 7 | #8,210 |
| 1982 | 92 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 86 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 110 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 93 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 98 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 103 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 100 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 102 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 103 | #787 | 10 | #5,423 |
| 1973 | 108 | #766 | 5 | #8,683 |
| 1972 | 113 | #745 | 5 | #8,520 |
| 1971 | 100 | #804 | 5 | #8,578 |
| 1970 | 129 | #724 | 13 | #4,274 |
| 1969 | 95 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 101 | #742 | 5 | #7,204 |
| 1967 | 97 | #752 | 6 | #6,150 |
| 1966 | 97 | #751 | 6 | #5,930 |
| 1965 | 105 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 116 | #717 | 8 | #5,088 |
| 1963 | 111 | #736 | 6 | #6,015 |
| 1962 | 119 | #706 | 6 | #5,989 |
| 1961 | 111 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 142 | #655 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1959 | 127 | #678 | 5 | #6,441 |
| 1958 | 113 | #706 | 7 | #4,990 |
| 1957 | 147 | #635 | 13 | #3,349 |
| 1956 | 147 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 142 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 155 | #593 | 8 | #4,348 |
| 1953 | 145 | #601 | 12 | #3,308 |
| 1952 | 129 | #620 | 6 | #5,028 |
| 1951 | 150 | #560 | 11 | #3,321 |
| 1950 | 141 | #571 | 9 | #3,724 |
| 1949 | 160 | #528 | 6 | #4,780 |
| 1948 | 159 | #528 | 12 | #2,999 |
| 1947 | 191 | #485 | 10 | #3,497 |
| 1946 | 170 | #495 | 14 | #2,637 |
| 1945 | 164 | #464 | 13 | #2,487 |
| 1944 | 210 | #418 | 7 | #3,760 |
| 1943 | 201 | #444 | 16 | #2,273 |
| 1942 | 188 | #451 | 7 | #3,810 |
| 1941 | 188 | #429 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1940 | 193 | #419 | 5 | #4,486 |
| 1939 | 181 | #423 | 12 | #2,443 |
| 1938 | 207 | #396 | 11 | #2,614 |
| 1937 | 197 | #394 | 17 | #1,932 |
| 1936 | 179 | #413 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1935 | 216 | #367 | 11 | #2,607 |
| 1934 | 227 | #360 | 7 | #3,522 |
| 1933 | 179 | #403 | 13 | #2,292 |
| 1932 | 178 | #419 | 12 | #2,524 |
| 1931 | 201 | #397 | 15 | #2,126 |
| 1930 | 214 | #392 | 18 | #1,953 |
| 1929 | 201 | #415 | 13 | #2,462 |
| 1928 | 225 | #399 | 18 | #2,031 |
| 1927 | 214 | #412 | 10 | #3,105 |
| 1926 | 264 | #361 | 11 | #2,912 |
| 1925 | 244 | #382 | 16 | #2,305 |
| 1924 | 234 | #396 | 22 | #1,886 |
| 1923 | 221 | #403 | 12 | #2,764 |
| 1922 | 214 | #410 | 19 | #2,038 |
| 1921 | 205 | #422 | 22 | #1,875 |
| 1920 | 241 | #385 | 18 | #2,091 |
| 1919 | 257 | #359 | 22 | #1,760 |
| 1918 | 246 | #380 | 23 | #1,705 |
| 1917 | 196 | #404 | 19 | #1,858 |
| 1916 | 228 | #357 | 21 | #1,701 |
| 1915 | 189 | #390 | 21 | #1,629 |
| 1914 | 141 | #402 | 5 | #3,738 |
| 1913 | 95 | #438 | 14 | #1,613 |
| 1912 | 97 | #389 | 11 | #1,743 |
| 1911 | 39 | #469 | 13 | #1,321 |
| 1910 | 69 | #299 | 12 | #1,352 |
| 1909 | 43 | #358 | 10 | #1,385 |
| 1908 | 34 | #406 | 10 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 24 | #476 | 6 | #1,877 |
| 1906 | 21 | #491 | 5 | #2,014 |
| 1905 | 41 | #314 | 6 | #1,751 |
| 1904 | 22 | #455 | 5 | #1,947 |
| 1903 | 38 | #305 | 6 | #1,642 |
| 1902 | 35 | #331 | 8 | #1,345 |
| 1901 | 17 | #474 | 6 | #1,521 |
| 1900 | 27 | #435 | 8 | #1,462 |
| 1899 | 16 | #487 | 7 | #1,299 |
| 1898 | 18 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #482 | 6 | #1,417 |
| 1896 | 13 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 19 | #458 | 9 | #1,140 |
| 1894 | 11 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #836 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Coy reached #299 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #1,140 in 1895. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Coy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.