boy's name
Mccoy
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,739
the United States
#805
2025 births
Mccoy is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 314 babies in the United States, ranking #805. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 314 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,558 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Mccoy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 120 |
| 1920s | 136 |
| 1930s | 148 |
| 1940s | 145 |
| 1950s | 111 |
| 1960s | 44 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 53 |
| 1990s | 199 |
| 2000s | 423 |
| 2010s | 1,612 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,654 |
How popular is Mccoy?
In 2025, Mccoy was given to 314 babies in the United States, ranking #805 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Mccoy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mccoy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mccoy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mccoy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mccoy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mccoy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mccoy
How popular is the name Mccoy?
In 2025, Mccoy was given to 314 babies in the United States, ranking #805 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Mccoy a girl's or a boy's name?
Mccoy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mccoy?
Mccoy has 2 syllables.
When was Mccoy most popular?
Mccoy peaked in 2025, when 314 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mccoy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mccoy currently ranks #805 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.