Coy Name Popularity and Statistics

Coy is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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How Do You Spell Coy?

Coy is spelled C-O-Y. The name has 3 letters.

Most Recent Year on Record2025

Total Recorded U.S. Births18,214

First Year on Record1880

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Coy Popularity in 2025

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Boys

Rank#1,451

Recorded Births123

What Changed?

Boys usage rose 52 places to #1,451 and recorded 4 more births compared with 2024.

Figures reflect this exact spelling in the latest available U.S. Social Security Administration records. See the complete year-by-year trend.

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Coy Popularity by Year

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The table below shows the most recent available records for this exact spelling from 2006 through 2025. Use the full history page to explore every recorded year.

Year	Usage Category	Recorded Births	National Rank
2025	Boys	123	#1,451
2024	Boys	119	#1,503
2023	Boys	104	#1,650
2022	Boys	121	#1,496
2021	Boys	104	#1,621
2020	Boys	127	#1,378
2019	Boys	128	#1,386
2018	Boys	129	#1,364
2017	Boys	142	#1,276
2016	Boys	141	#1,288
2015	Boys	137	#1,297
2014	Girls	5	#16,513
2014	Boys	152	#1,205
2013	Girls	5	#16,547
2013	Boys	156	#1,155
2012	Boys	161	#1,135
2011	Girls	5	#16,764
2011	Boys	118	#1,404
2010	Boys	135	#1,284
2009	Girls	6	#15,242
2009	Boys	136	#1,290
2008	Boys	125	#1,361
2007	Boys	143	#1,229
2006	Boys	162	#1,085

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

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Highest Recorded Birth Totals

When Was Coy Most Popular?

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Peak years are based on the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category. They are ordered by birth count, not chronologically.

1926 · Boys

264 recorded births

National rank #359

1919 · Boys

257 recorded births

National rank #359

1918 · Boys

246 recorded births

National rank #379

1925 · Boys

244 recorded births

National rank #382

Geographic Popularity

Where Coy Ranked Highest in 2025

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State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Boys#571 in IA5 recorded births · records in 5 states

Top States for Boys

State	Rank	Recorded Births
IA	#571	5
MN	#640	7
IL	#935	8
TX	#1,012	23
OH	#1,267	5

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