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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Coy

Used in both girl and boy records

Coy appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Coy by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCoy as a girl’s nameUS records 1895–2014
#6822girl rank1918peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCoy as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#807boy rank1926peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Coy in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191823 uses#112318951895–201485 listed years
Boy1926264 uses#29919101880–2020139 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.