Total births
116
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.
- 116
- total births
- 1915–2017
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that 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.
- 116 total births
- 1915–2017 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
116 boys have been named Coyle since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2017.
- 116
- total births
- 1915–2017
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Coyle was born in this single decade.
1943
Single peak year
9 babies were named Coyle in 1943 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1943
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Coyle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2017
- Peak year (1943)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Coyle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 37 births (32% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 1943, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Coyle
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Coyer Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coyle: Baby Name Since 1915 - 116 Births, Peak 1943." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coyle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.