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Coy

Coy holds the #1451 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 123 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1910 (#299 nationally, 69 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#571 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1451
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#299
in 1910 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
123
boys named Coy

Coy popularity, 1880–2025

0.010%0.019%0.029%0.038%18801900192019401960198020002020#299 in 1910
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1910

Where Coy is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025ND—Minnesota: #640 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MN#640Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025IN—Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025HI—Texas: #1012 (23 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1012Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Coy in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#571), Minnesota (#640), Illinois (#935)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Coy in the most recent year of SSA data.

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