Boys' name · since 1880
Coy
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 17,348 babies named Coy, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #895 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,348
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coy currently ranks #1451 among boys' names in America, with 17,348 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Coy recorded 17,348 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1451 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #895 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,348 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coy ranks #895 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,348 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #895 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,348
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coy's 17,348 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Coy compares
17,348 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Coy's all-time total is 47x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 264 | 34 | 22,252 |
Coy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coy's full recorded timeline at 1954, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 264 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Coy popularity over time - girls
866 total births recorded since 1895 (Coy as girls' name)
Coy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,263 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Coy's strongest decade.
2,263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Coy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 59
1880s
59 births
- 1890s 130
1890s
130 births
- 1900s 302
1900s
302 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,557 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,263 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,979 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,824 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,396 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,095 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,049 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,074 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,128 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,395 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,399 births
- 2020s 698
2020s
698 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,263 births (13% of all-time use).
How Coy 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 Coy's total volume
Coy by state
Where Coy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,376 | 13.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 1,619 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 987 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 958 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 850 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 819 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 747 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 563 | 3.2% |
2,376 of 17,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Coy appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coy's data
- Coy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,263 total births); usage has since declined to 698 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Coys (2,376 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Coy 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.