Boys' name · since 1915

Coyle

116 babies named Coyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,417 of 45,481
all-time among boys
116
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Coyle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 116 have been recorded since 1915.

Coyle has 116 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2017.

  • #16,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 116 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyle ranks #16,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,417 of 45,481
all-time among boys
116
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Coyle's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Coyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Coyle splits its recorded history at 1929: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Coyle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1943)
9
Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
45678910 19151919192319281943200620132017 5

Coyle by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (37 births, 32% of the file).

1920s was Coyle's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Coyle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 37 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coyle? ▼
Coyle has been given to 116 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,417 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 1943, its single highest year.
Where does Coyle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyle ranks #16,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Coyle most popular? ▼
Coyle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Coyle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Coyle since 1915 -- 103 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Coyle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coy, Coye, Coyote, Coyt, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Coyle's data

  • Coyle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Coyle

Nearby Names Like Coyle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Coyle

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Coye Boy
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Coyote Boy
#6611 148 births
Coyt Boy
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Coyer Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2017 (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 Coyle 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.