Hoy

HOY /ˈhɔɪ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Hoy is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1923 and has since faded.

Hoy is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Hoy was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1923 (36 births).

About the name Hoy

PronunciationHOY /ˈhɔɪ/
36peak births 1923
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Hoy

How popular is Hoy?

Boys named Hoy
188019001920194019601980200020202022
Boys named Hoy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hoy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202255#13,059
19767—#4,612
19747—#4,345
19736—#4,742
19719—#3,485
19697—#3,737
19686—#3,889
19675—#4,214
19648—#3,136
19636—#3,809
19615—#4,320
19605—#4,291
19598—#3,133
19586—#3,702
195713—#2,317
19565—#4,179
19557—#3,321
195413—#2,250
195311—#2,451
195111—#2,430
19505—#3,917
19499—#2,694
194813—#2,162
194710—#2,573
194614—#1,985
19459—#2,478
194414—#1,922
194316—#1,871
194212—#2,198
194111—#2,260
19409—#2,565
193914—#1,916
193814—#1,932
193714—#1,952
193616—#1,755
19359—#2,617
193412—#2,180
193323—#1,427
193220—#1,619
193114—#2,042
193014—#2,125
19299—#2,848
192821—#1,670
192719—#1,838
192615—#2,130
192521—#1,710
192430—#1,367
192336—#1,203
192219—#1,850
192120—#1,796
192025—#1,526
191923—#1,551
191823—#1,565
191722—#1,559
191616—#1,892
191523—#1,433
191416—#1,578
191310—#1,871
19129—#1,811
19116—#1,633
191012—#955
19065—#1,323
19055—#1,321
18915—#1,032
18825—#1,008
18808—#710