The name Coy is a boy's name meaning "shy, taciturn".

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Though rarely heard now, Coy has been around for a century and was not an uncommon name a hundred years ago.  There have been a couple of NFL players named Coy, Coy Bowles is in the Zac Brown band, and of course there was Coy Duke in <em>The Dukes of Hazzard</em>. Due to the flirty connotations of the word "coy", McCoy is a more popular and recommended choice today.

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The name Coy peaked for boys at #299 in 1910. The name is most popular in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Coy is occasionally used for girls in 2014.

The name Coy is a girl's name meaning "shy, taciturn".

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Though rarely heard now, Coy has been around for a century and was not an uncommon name for boys a hundred years ago.  There have been a couple of NFL players named Coy, Coy Bowles is in the Zac Brown band, and of course there was Coy Duke in <em>The Dukes of Hazzard</em>. Due to the flirty connotations of the word "coy", McCoy is a more popular and recommended choice today.

The name Coy peaked for girls at #1140 in 1895. Coy is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#1,209	152	79.1
2015	#1,297	137	71.5
2016	#1,289	141	74.3
2017	#1,277	142	76.7
2018	#1,365	129	71
2019	#1,387	128	71.3
2020	#1,385	126	73
2021	#1,622	104	59.4
2022	#1,497	121	69.3
2023	#1,650	104	60.8
2024	#1,507	118	68.5
2025	#1,451	123	72

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