Mccoy Boy

How popular is Mccoy?

#805 boy name in 2025

309 baby boys were named Mccoy in the US in 2025, making it the 805th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).

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4,137living people named Mccoy (est.)
9median age of people named Mccoy
4,673babies named Mccoy since 1880
1 in 10,558US babies born in 2025

Mccoy popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#805 for boys (▲ 104 from 2024)
Babies in 2025309 boys, 5 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+62% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,046 in 2015, #928 in 2020
Peak year2025 (309 boys)
Highest rank#805 in 2025
First recorded1905
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)97% boys, 3% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Mccoy counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mccoy family of names ranked #735 for boys in 2025 (#840 the year before), with 326 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Mccoy 309 95%
Mckoy 17 5%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Where Mccoy is most popular

Babies named Mccoy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Utah: 1.3 per 1,000 (120 boys)
  2. South Dakota: 1.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
  3. Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
  4. Montana: 1.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  5. Wyoming: 0.9 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Mccoy by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1900s5#1,232
1910s120#1,313
1920s136#1,592
1930s148#1,251
1940s145#1,535
1950s111#1,885
1960s44#3,096
1970s23#4,373
1980s53#4,453
1990s199#2,297
2000s410#2,076
2010s1,568#1,018
2020s1,606#805

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Questions

Is Mccoy a boy or girl name?
Mccoy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Mccoy were boys.
How popular is the name Mccoy?
309 baby boys were named Mccoy in the US in 2025, making it the 805th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
When was Mccoy most popular?
Mccoy peaked in 2025, when 309 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #805 in 2025.
How many people are named Mccoy?
4,673 babies have been named Mccoy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,137 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Mccoy most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mccoy was most common in Utah, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.