Coy
Coy is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Coy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coy is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Coy
Coy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 264 Coys were born — ranking #359 that year. As of 2026, Coy ranks #1,556 for baby boys with 112 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 17K Coys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coy
Coy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Coy's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #299. Use the chart and map above to compare Coy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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