US rank #909 Boys' name Peak 2021 4,257 births

Mccoy — #909 US boys' name

4,257 babies named Mccoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#909
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2021
Single peak year

292 babies were named Mccoy in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mccoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,257 babies named Mccoy between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mccoy currently holds the #909 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 292 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mccoy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,568 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Mccoy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 413 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Mccoy in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mccoy 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 4,257 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.

Mccoy at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

4,257

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

2021

292 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#909

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mccoy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2021)
292
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Mccoy popularity over time — girls

100 total births recorded since 2005 (Mccoy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 100 births
4681012 2024202220202018201520132005 5

Mccoy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,568 births that decade — 37% of Mccoy's all-time total
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Mccoy by state

Where Mccoy concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mccoy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
413 9.7%
#2 Texas
233 5.5%
#3 North Carolina
168 3.9%
#4 California
140 3.3%
#5 Minnesota
135 3.2%
#6 Idaho
117 2.7%
#7 Missouri
99 2.3%
#8 Georgia
85 2.0%
Utah share of Mccoy's total US births 9.7%
Even split

413 of 4,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Mccoy appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mccoy?
4,257 babies have been named Mccoy since 1905. It currently ranks #909 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 292 births.
When was Mccoy most popular?
Mccoy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,568 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Mccoy most popular?
The top states for the name Mccoy are Utah (413 births), Texas (233 births), North Carolina (168 births).
How long has the name Mccoy been used?
Mccoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mccoy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcclain, Mccrae, Mccall, Mccartney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1905–2024 (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.