Recorded 1983–1983 Unisex name Peak 1983 5 births

Coey — boys' name

5 babies named Coey in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s5
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Coey was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

5 babies were named Coey in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coey

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Coey between 1983 and 1983, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Coey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Coey at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

5

Since 1983

1 years of records

Peak year

1983

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1983

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1983

Coey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1983

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1983)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1983 5

Coey popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Coey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Coey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 100% of Coey's all-time total
1980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coey?
5 babies have been named Coey since 1983. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1983 with 5 births.
When was Coey most popular?
Coey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Is Coey a unisex name?
Yes, Coey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 5 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Coey been used?
Coey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 1 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Coey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coen, Coe, Coehn, Coel, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.