Coy is an established boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has grown less common since.
Coy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,451 for boy births in the United States (and #3,079 across all names), given to 123 babies. Coy first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1926 (264 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,451 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,504 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,653 |
| 2022 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,498 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,622 |
| 2020 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,379 |
| 2019 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,387 |
| 2018 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,365 |
| 2017 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,278 |
| 2016 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,289 |
| 2015 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,297 |
| 2014 | 157 | 157 | #17,158 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 161 | 161 | #17,153 | #1,155 |
| 2012 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,135 |
| 2011 | 123 | 123 | #17,381 | #1,406 |
| 2010 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,285 |
| 2009 | 142 | 142 | #15,672 | #1,291 |
| 2008 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,362 |
| 2007 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,231 |
| 2006 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,086 |
| 2005 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,259 |
| 2004 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,017 |
| 2003 | 160 | 160 | — | #992 |
| 2002 | 132 | 132 | #13,989 | #1,131 |
| 2001 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,095 |
| 2000 | 132 | 132 | #15,576 | #1,107 |
| 1999 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,003 |
| 1998 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,082 |
| 1997 | 148 | — | #14,216 | #942 |
| 1996 | 106 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1995 | 100 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1994 | 101 | — | #13,905 | #1,164 |
| 1993 | 110 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1992 | 118 | — | — | #998 |
| 1991 | 105 | — | #11,826 | #1,098 |
| 1990 | 96 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1989 | 95 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1988 | 115 | — | #9,481 | #917 |
| 1987 | 114 | — | — | #876 |
| 1986 | 107 | — | #11,306 | #903 |
| 1985 | 114 | — | — | #840 |
| 1984 | 114 | — | — | #819 |
| 1983 | 146 | — | #8,210 | #731 |
| 1982 | 92 | — | — | #934 |
| 1981 | 86 | — | — | #973 |
| 1980 | 110 | — | — | #841 |
| 1979 | 93 | — | — | #908 |
| 1978 | 98 | — | — | #870 |
| 1977 | 103 | — | — | #844 |
| 1976 | 100 | — | — | #836 |
| 1975 | 102 | — | — | #824 |
| 1974 | 113 | — | #5,423 | #787 |
| 1973 | 113 | — | #8,683 | #766 |
| 1972 | 118 | — | #8,520 | #746 |
| 1971 | 105 | — | #8,579 | #804 |
| 1970 | 142 | — | #4,274 | #724 |
| 1969 | 95 | — | — | #795 |
| 1968 | 107 | — | #7,205 | #736 |
| 1967 | 103 | — | #6,150 | #752 |
| 1966 | 103 | — | #5,931 | #751 |
| 1965 | 105 | — | — | #725 |
| 1964 | 124 | — | #5,088 | #717 |
| 1963 | 117 | — | #6,015 | #736 |
| 1962 | 125 | — | #5,988 | #706 |
| 1961 | 111 | — | — | #730 |
| 1960 | 153 | — | #3,957 | #655 |
| 1959 | 132 | — | #6,442 | #678 |
| 1958 | 120 | — | #4,991 | #706 |
| 1957 | 160 | — | #3,349 | #635 |
| 1956 | 147 | — | — | #627 |
| 1955 | 142 | — | — | #624 |
| 1954 | 163 | — | #4,349 | #593 |
| 1953 | 157 | — | #3,308 | #601 |
| 1952 | 135 | — | #5,027 | #620 |
| 1951 | 161 | — | #3,321 | #560 |
| 1950 | 150 | — | #3,725 | #572 |
| 1949 | 166 | — | #4,780 | #528 |
| 1948 | 171 | — | #2,999 | #528 |
| 1947 | 201 | — | #3,497 | #485 |
| 1946 | 184 | — | #2,637 | #495 |
| 1945 | 177 | — | #2,487 | #464 |
| 1944 | 217 | — | #3,760 | #418 |
| 1943 | 217 | — | #2,273 | #444 |
| 1942 | 195 | — | #3,810 | #452 |
| 1941 | 201 | — | #2,424 | #429 |
| 1940 | 198 | — | #4,486 | #419 |
| 1939 | 192 | — | #2,443 | #423 |
| 1938 | 219 | — | #2,614 | #393 |
| 1937 | 215 | — | #1,932 | #393 |
| 1936 | 187 | — | #2,903 | #415 |
| 1935 | 227 | — | #2,607 | #367 |
| 1934 | 234 | — | #3,522 | #360 |
| 1933 | 192 | — | #2,292 | #403 |
| 1932 | 190 | — | #2,524 | #419 |
| 1931 | 216 | — | #2,126 | #397 |
| 1930 | 232 | — | #1,953 | #392 |
| 1929 | 214 | — | #2,462 | #415 |
| 1928 | 243 | — | #2,031 | #399 |
| 1927 | 224 | — | #3,105 | #412 |
| 1926 | 275 | — | #2,912 | #361 |
| 1925 | 260 | — | #2,305 | #382 |
| 1924 | 256 | — | #1,886 | #396 |
| 1923 | 233 | — | #2,764 | #403 |
| 1922 | 233 | — | #2,038 | #410 |
| 1921 | 227 | — | #1,875 | #422 |
| 1920 | 259 | — | #2,091 | #385 |
| 1919 | 279 | — | #1,760 | #359 |
| 1918 | 269 | — | #1,705 | #380 |
| 1917 | 215 | — | #1,858 | #404 |
| 1916 | 249 | — | #1,701 | #357 |
| 1915 | 210 | — | #1,629 | #390 |
| 1914 | 146 | — | #3,738 | #402 |
| 1913 | 109 | — | #1,613 | #438 |
| 1912 | 108 | — | #1,743 | #389 |
| 1911 | 52 | — | #1,321 | #469 |
| 1910 | 81 | — | #1,352 | #299 |
| 1909 | 53 | — | #1,385 | #358 |
| 1908 | 44 | — | #1,372 | #406 |
| 1907 | 30 | — | #1,877 | #476 |
| 1906 | 26 | — | #2,014 | #491 |
| 1905 | 47 | — | #1,751 | #314 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | #1,947 | #455 |
| 1903 | 44 | — | #1,642 | #305 |
| 1902 | 43 | — | #1,345 | #331 |
| 1901 | 23 | — | #1,521 | #474 |
| 1900 | 35 | — | #1,462 | #435 |
| 1899 | 23 | — | #1,299 | #487 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #490 |
| 1897 | 23 | — | #1,417 | #482 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #604 |
| 1895 | 28 | — | #1,140 | #458 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | — | #639 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #650 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #529 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #763 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #897 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | — | #659 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #868 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #715 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #926 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | — | #582 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #723 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #836 |