Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Mccoy

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #806 Trend ↑ Rising 28%
Rank 2025
#806
among boys · ↑105 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
314
named Mccoy · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,528
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
314 babies
All-time total
4,673
#1,894 all-time among boys
First recorded
1905
in Social Security records

Mccoy popularity over time

4,673 babies have been named Mccoy since 1905, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 5 5 1 – #1,359
1910s – 120 120 12 +2300% #1,381
1920s – 136 136 14 +13% #1,627
1930s – 148 148 15 +9% #1,269
1940s – 145 145 15 -2% #1,559
1950s – 111 111 11 -23% #1,924
1960s – 44 44 4 -60% #3,273
1970s – 23 23 2 -48% #4,735
1980s – 53 53 5 +130% #4,712
1990s – 199 199 20 +275% #2,326
2000s 13 410 423 42 +113% #2,088
2010s 44 1,568 1,612 161 +281% #1,021
2020s (to 2025) 48 1,606 1,654 276 +71% #806

Where Mccoy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 324 0.19 outside top 500
2027 338 0.20 outside top 500
2028 350 0.20 outside top 500
2029 360 0.21 outside top 500
2030 369 0.22 outside top 500

Where Mccoy is most popular

Boys named Mccoy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.158 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, South Dakota, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Mccoy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 120 1.26 +695%
South Dakota 20 1.07 +580%
Idaho 42 1.03 +549%
Montana 18 1.02 +545%
Wyoming 5 0.864 +446%
North Dakota 12 0.703 +344%
Iowa 42 0.609 +285%
Minnesota 69 0.562 +256%
Kansas 37 0.539 +241%
Nebraska 17 0.391 +147%
Wisconsin 45 0.380 +140%
Missouri 51 0.368 +133%
Tennessee 50 0.277 +75%
South Carolina 21 0.203 +28%
North Carolina 48 0.188 +19%
Oregon 14 0.184 +17%
Georgia 46 0.182 +15%
Indiana 28 0.175 +10%
Michigan 31 0.151 ≈ national
Texas 132 0.150 -5%
Louisiana 14 0.137 -13%
Washington 21 0.128 -19%
Ohio 34 0.128 -19%
Colorado 14 0.108 -31%
Pennsylvania 19 0.072 -55%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -57%
Arizona 11 0.067 -57%
Illinois 17 0.067 -58%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -62%
California 51 0.056 -65%
Virginia 10 0.053 -67%
Alabama 5 0.046 -71%
Florida 21 0.044 -72%
New York 10 0.023 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mccoy

Mccoy is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #806 in 2025 with 309 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1905, 4,673 American babies have been named Mccoy. Its peak came in 2025, when 314 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mccoy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mccoy?

The median living Mccoy is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 4,100 people named Mccoy are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mccoy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #16,448 309 #806
2024 9 #10,812 257 #911
2023 7 #12,997 226 #974
2022 9 #10,931 281 #861
2021 11 #9,349 293 #820
2020 7 #13,026 240 #930
2019 9 #11,073 204 #1,021
2018 9 #11,143 197 #1,035
2017 – – 171 #1,125
2016 6 #15,575 172 #1,128
2015 7 #13,979 191 #1,047
2014 7 #14,068 154 #1,199
2013 6 #15,885 170 #1,093
2012 – – 127 #1,343
2011 – – 94 #1,629
2010 – – 88 #1,734
2009 – – 66 #2,088
2008 8 #13,391 55 #2,367
2007 – – 48 #2,589
2006 – – 37 #3,011
2005 5 #18,239 42 #2,642
2004 – – 39 #2,728
2003 – – 35 #2,827
2002 – – 29 #3,155
2001 – – 33 #2,844
2000 – – 26 #3,265
1995 – – 25 #2,896
1990 – – 9 #5,665
1985 – – 7 #5,549
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,406
1955 – – 9 #2,903
1950 – – 14 #2,084
1945 – – 19 #1,559
1940 – – 19 #1,607
1935 – – 16 #1,806
1930 – – 15 #2,033
1925 – – 11 #2,695
1920 – – 23 #1,627
1915 – – 12 #2,256
1910 – – 7 #1,381
1905 – – 5 #1,359
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mccoy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 McCoy Tyner McCoy Tyner American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mccoy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mccoy?

The median living Mccoy is about 8 years old. Half of all living Mccoys are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Mccoy are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Mccoy are alive in the United States, based on 4,673 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mccoy in 2025?

Mccoy ranked #806 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 309 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mccoy?

4,673 babies have been named Mccoy in the United States since 1905, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mccoy most popular?

Mccoy peaked in 2025, when 314 newborns received the name.

Is Mccoy a boy or girl name?

Mccoy is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mccoy rising or falling?

Mccoy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mccoy become more popular?

Mccoy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 369 boys named Mccoy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mccoy?

Well-known people named Mccoy include McCoy Tyner (musician).

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