US rank #3460 Boys' name Peak 1997 927 births

Koy — #3460 US boys' name

927 babies named Koy in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s191990s1832000s2742010s2732020s129
#3460
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Koy was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

46 babies were named Koy in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koy

The Social Security Administration has registered 927 babies named Koy between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koy currently holds the #3460 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Koy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Koy in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koy 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 927 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.

Koy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

927

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1997

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,460

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
46
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 202420182012200620001994198719731970 6

Koy popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 1981 (Koy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
4.555.566.577.5 199319901989198319821981 6

Koy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
274 births that decade — 30% of Koy's all-time total
1970s491980s191990s1832000s2742010s2732020s129

Koy by state

Where Koy concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Koy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 7.0%
#2 Utah
17 1.8%
#3 Louisiana
12 1.3%
#4 Iowa
5 0.5%
#5 Idaho
5 0.5%
#6 South Dakota
5 0.5%
Texas share of Koy's total US births 7.0%
Even split

65 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koy?
927 babies have been named Koy since 1970. It currently ranks #3460 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 46 births.
When was Koy most popular?
Koy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Koy most popular?
The top states for the name Koy are Texas (65 births), Utah (17 births), Louisiana (12 births).
How long has the name Koy been used?
Koy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Koy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Koye. 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, 1970–2024 (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.