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Coy
The name Coy carries the meaning "From coy, quiet, shy (originally a surname)". It has faded some since the 1920s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
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EtymologyFrom "coy" – "quiet, shy" (originally a surname)
Births by decade
1900s
372
1910s
1,718
1920s
2,424
1930s
2,103
1940s
1,926
1950s
1,466
1960s
1,143
1970s
1,088
1980s
1,093
1990s
1,144
2000s
1,412
2010s
1,155
Peaked in the 1920s · 17,044 total U.S. births since 1900