Is Foy a boy or girl name?
Foy was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 16.6% of the 2,533 US babies named Foy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Foy since 1889
- 2,533
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 81 babies
Boys and girls named Foy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 53 | 38 | 41.8% |
| 1910s | 375 | 134 | 26.3% |
| 1920s | 522 | 127 | 19.6% |
| 1930s | 376 | 86 | 18.6% |
| 1940s | 325 | 31 | 8.7% |
| 1950s | 210 | 5 | 2.3% |
| 1960s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,528 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,198 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,081 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,151 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,594 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,683 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,763 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,683 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,179 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,150 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,229 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,589 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,249 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,555 | 5 | #5,565 |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,308 | 5 | #4,776 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,142 | 6 | #4,221 |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,078 | 9 | #3,327 |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,176 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,074 | 5 | #4,639 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 47 | #906 | 6 | #3,928 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,153 | 8 | #3,279 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,243 | 5 | #4,475 |
| 1936 | 44 | #928 | 10 | #2,738 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,107 | 9 | #3,007 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,226 | 6 | #3,981 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,187 | 8 | #3,220 |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,013 | 8 | #3,392 |
| 1931 | 48 | #948 | 12 | #2,472 |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,160 | 14 | #2,348 |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,097 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1928 | 50 | #968 | 10 | #3,018 |
| 1927 | 49 | #1,005 | 16 | #2,288 |
| 1926 | 51 | #958 | 13 | #2,615 |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,057 | 10 | #3,195 |
| 1924 | 62 | #874 | 14 | #2,580 |
| 1923 | 52 | #957 | 13 | #2,636 |
| 1922 | 62 | #875 | 13 | #2,666 |
| 1921 | 68 | #836 | 13 | #2,682 |
| 1920 | 45 | #1,040 | 15 | #2,391 |
| 1919 | 46 | #1,003 | 15 | #2,304 |
| 1918 | 53 | #911 | 16 | #2,234 |
| 1917 | 48 | #925 | 14 | #2,362 |
| 1916 | 46 | #942 | 9 | #3,114 |
| 1915 | 58 | #797 | 17 | #1,909 |
| 1914 | 41 | #843 | 13 | #1,948 |
| 1913 | 38 | #763 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 1912 | 25 | #900 | 18 | #1,266 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,142 | 9 | #1,700 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,069 | 7 | #2,007 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,342 | 7 | #1,847 |
| 1908 | 9 | #976 | 10 | #1,383 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,555 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,990 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,362 |
| 1901 | 9 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #914 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Foy reached #646 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #1,266 in 1912. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Foy
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.