Coy
About Coy
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 The Dukes of Hazzard. Due to the flirty connotations of the word "coy", McCoy is a more popular and recommended choice today.
As of October 2026, Coy ranked #1451 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #299 in 1910.
Editor's take: The name Coy is a boy's name meaning "shy, taciturn".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| 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 |
World rankings
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Coy on lists
Famous Coys
- (Tyson) Coy Stewart
American actor
- Coy Luther "Luke" Perry
American actor
- Coy Randall Gibbs
American NASCAR driver and football coach
- Lander McCoy "Coy" Bacon
American NFL football player
- Coy Bowles
American musician of The Zac Brown Band
- Coy Wire
American NFL football player
- James Caughey "Coy" Watson Jr.
American actor
Coy in pop culture
- Coy Duke
character on TV's "Dukes of Hazzard"
- Koi
a fish
- coy
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