Coty — #9102 US boys' name
5,516 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.
More common than 36% of names given to boys today.
56% of everyone ever named Coty was born in this single decade.
558 babies were named Coty in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Coty
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,516 babies named Coty between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coty currently holds the #9102 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 558 babies received it in a single year. Coty is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 778 additional births since 1966.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Coty performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,070 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Coty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 304 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Coty in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Coty 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 5,516 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.
Coty at a glance
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Coty popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956
- Peak year (1992)
- 558
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #9102 among boys.
5,516 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 558 births in a single year.
Coty popularity over time — girls
778 total births recorded since 1966 (Coty as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Coty accounts for 12% of total recorded use across both genders.
Coty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 3,070 births that decade — 56% of Coty's all-time total
Coty decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,070 births
- Runner-up 1,684 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Coty's strongest decade
3,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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 | 4.6% |
| #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 5,516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Tennessee 5.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.6% of nationwide
- Texas 4.3% of nationwide
- Kentucky 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Tennessee accounts for 5.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Coty appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1956–2024 (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.