Coyote vs Coy

Side-by-side comparison of Coyote and Coy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Coyote

Boy name · Rank #9315

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Name B

Coy

Boy name · Rank #1506

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Metric Coyote Coy
Current Rank #9315 #1506
Total Births (all years) 135 17,222
Peak Year 2020 1926
Peak Year Births 19 264
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Coyote Coy
1880ss — 59
1890ss — 130
1900ss — 302
1910ss — 1,557
1920ss — 2,263
1930ss — 1,979
1940ss — 1,824
1950ss — 1,396
1960ss — 1,094
1970ss — 1,049
1980ss — 1,074
1990ss 5 1,128
2000ss 18 1,395
2010ss 43 1,399
2020ss 69 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Coyote Coy
2014 — 152
2015 — 137
2016 9 141
2017 8 142
2018 13 129
2019 13 128
2020 19 126
2021 8 104
2022 15 121
2023 19 104
2024 8 118

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1993–2024.

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