Coy

English

"shy, taciturn"

Coy Origin and Meaning

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

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.

Coy Rank in US Top 1000

# 987 in the US

Popularity of the name Coy

• 1565 Nameberry 2025
• 507 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Coy

• (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

The name Coy in Pop Culture

• Coy Duke character on TV's "Dukes of Hazzard"
• Koi a fish
• coy ,slyly reserved