Recorded 1914–2023 Boys' name Peak 1927 139 births

Coyt — boys' name

139 babies named Coyt in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s521930s111950s51970s51990s62000s232010s102020s6
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Coyt was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

11 babies were named Coyt in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coyt

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Coyt between 1914 and 2023, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coyt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coyt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Coyt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Coyt in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coyt 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 139 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.

Coyt at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

139

Since 1914

110 years of records

Peak year

1927

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1914

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2023

Coyt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1914

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1927)
11
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4681012 20232009199419361927192419181914 7

Coyt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 37% of Coyt's all-time total
1910s211920s521930s111950s51970s51990s62000s232010s102020s6

Coyt by state

Where Coyt concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Coyt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 3.6%
#2 Texas
5 3.6%
Mississippi share of Coyt's total US births 3.6%
Even split

5 of 139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coyt?
139 babies have been named Coyt since 1914. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1927 with 11 births.
When was Coyt most popular?
Coyt was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Coyt most popular?
The top states for the name Coyt are Mississippi (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Coyt been used?
Coyt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 110 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Coyt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coy, Coye, Coyote, Coyle, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–2023 (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.