The first name Coy
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Coy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 123 boys born in the United States were named Coy, the 1,451st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1926, when 264 were.
GirlsBoys
18,214
babies named Coy since 1880
#1,451
rank in 2025
1926
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Coy
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Coy StewartAmerican actor, born 1998
- Coy Watson Jr.American child actor of the silent era (1912-2009)
- Coy CraftAmerican soccer player, born 1997
- Luke PerryAmerican actor (1966–2019)
Questions
- Is Coy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 18,214 US babies named Coy since 1880 were boys.
- When was Coy most popular?
- 1926 in the United States, when 264 babies were named Coy, its highest rank at 361st.
- Is Coy also a surname?
- Yes. Coy is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.