Coy

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Coy is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 18,088 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 17,222 as boys and 866 as girls. Coy gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1926 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	118
2023	104
2022	121
2021	104
2020	126
2019	128
2018	129
2017	142
2016	141
2015	137
2014	157
2013	161
2012	161
2011	123
2010	135
2009	142
2008	125
2007	143
2006	162
2005	125
2004	161
2003	160
2002	132
2001	130
2000	132
1999	140
1998	120
1997	148
1996	106
1995	100
1994	101
1993	110
1992	118
1991	105
1990	96
1989	95
1988	115
1987	114
1986	107
1985	114
1984	114
1983	146
1982	92
1981	86
1980	110
1979	93
1978	98
1977	103
1976	100
1975	102
1974	113
1973	113
1972	118
1971	105
1970	142
1969	95
1968	106
1967	103
1966	103
1965	105
1964	124
1963	117
1962	125
1961	111
1960	153
1959	132
1958	120
1957	160
1956	147
1955	142
1954	163
1953	157
1952	135
1951	161
1950	150
1949	166
1948	171
1947	201
1946	184
1945	177
1944	217
1943	217
1942	195
1941	201
1940	198
1939	193
1938	218
1937	214
1936	188
1935	227
1934	234
1933	192
1932	190
1931	216
1930	232
1929	214
1928	243
1927	224
1926	275
1925	260
1924	256
1923	233
1922	233
1921	227
1920	259
1919	279
1918	269
1917	215
1916	249
1915	210
1914	146
1913	109
1912	108
1911	52
1910	81
1909	53
1908	44
1907	30
1906	26
1905	47
1904	27
1903	44
1902	43
1901	23
1900	35
1899	23
1898	18
1897	23
1896	13
1895	28
1894	11
1893	5
1892	11
1891	12
1890	8
1889	6
1888	10
1886	6
1885	8
1883	5
1882	11
1881	7
1880	6