Boys' name · since 1918
Coyal
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Coyal, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Coyal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyal has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1937.
- #33,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyal ranks #33,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Coyal's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coyal's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1937
- Peak year (1937)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1937.
11 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1937 with 6 births in a single year.
Coyal by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Coyal's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Coyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Coyal decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coyal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 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, 1918–1937 (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 Coyal 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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