How Many People Are Named Coye?
An estimated 265 people in the United States have the first name Coye. It is predominantly male (91.0%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Coye peaked in popularity in 1916 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
265
About 1 in 1,293,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1916
18 births
Total Registered
467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coye
Coye is predominantly male (91.0%), though 42 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Coye as a male name
Ranked #12,660 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (12 births)
Coye as a female name
Ranked #4,712 in 1929
5 female births in 1929
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Coye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coye span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. Coye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coye by Decade
How has Coye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coye
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coye?
We estimate approximately 265 people named Coye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,293,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Coye a common name?
Coye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coye most popular?
Coye reached peak popularity in 1916, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coye is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coye a male name?
Coye is predominantly male. 91.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coye Smith, Coye Johnson, Coye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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