Unisex name · since 1983
Coey
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.
- #40,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Coey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Coey recorded 5 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1983.
- #40,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coey ranks #40,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Coey's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1983
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1983.
5 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 5 births in a single year.
Coey popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Coey as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Coey accounts for 50% of total recorded use across both genders.
Coey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Coey's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Coey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Coey decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~0 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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