Boys' name · since 1914
Coyt
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Coyt, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coyt is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 139 have been recorded since 1914.
Coyt has 139 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 2023.
- #15,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 139 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coyt ranks #15,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coyt's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Coyt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coyt splits its recorded history at 1933: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coyt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2023
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Coyt by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Coyt's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Coyt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (37% of all-time use).
Coyt by state
Where Coyt concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Coyt's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Coyts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Coyt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1914–2023 (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 Coyt 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.