Unisex name · since 1956
Coty
5,525 babies named Coty in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,525
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Coty is the #8357 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,525 recorded since 1956.
Coty has 5,525 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8357 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,357 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,525 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coty ranks #1,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,357 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,525 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,525
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Coty's 5,525 recorded births place it above 96.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Coty compares
5,525 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coty's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 558 | 34 | 22,252 |
Coty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coty's full recorded timeline at 1996, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 558 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 558
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Coty popularity over time - girls
778 total births recorded since 1966 (Coty as girls' name)
Coty by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,070 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Coty's strongest decade.
3,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Coty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 172
1970s
172 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,684 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,070 births
- 2000s 346
2000s
346 births
- 2010s 174
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,070 births (56% of all-time use).
How Coty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Coty's total volume
Coty by state
Where Coty concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 304 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 294 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 251 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 238 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 230 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 227 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 216 | 3.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 210 | 3.8% |
304 of 5,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Coty appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coty's data
- Coty's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,070 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Cotys (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Coty 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.