Mccoy
Mccoy was the 806th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 309 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 241 places. More babies were named Mccoy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning son of Aodh (Irish/Scottish) · Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Say it muh-KOY /məˈkɔɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #806 boys, up 124 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 309boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025309 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,673babies recorded
What does the name Mccoy mean?
McCoy is a Scottish and Irish surname, an anglicized form of Mac Aoidh, 'son of Aodh'. Aodh, meaning 'fire', was one of the most common early Irish personal names and is often anglicized as Hugh. In the US the surname is famous from the feuding Hatfields and McCoys and the phrase 'the real McCoy'. As a first name it is a recent surname transfer.
mac (Irish / Scottish Gaelic, “son”)Aodh (Old Irish, “fire (personal name)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The derivation is standard in surname references; we checked it in Wiktionary only.
Related names: Mackay, McKay, Hugh.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'McCoy', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aodh', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Mccoy popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 105 since 2005, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #806 | 309 |
| 2020 | #930 | 240 |
| 2010 | #1,734 | 88 |
| 2000 | #3,265 | 26 |
| 1990 | #5,665 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,406 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,084 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,607 | 19 |
| 1930 | #2,033 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,627 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,381 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mccoy, counting every spelling?
Mccoy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #764 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #806 for Mccoy on its own. Together these spellings went to 326 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mccoy | 309 | #806 | 1,366 |
| Mckoy | 17 | #5,529 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mccoy?
309 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mccoy (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mccoy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mccoy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mccoy?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Mccoy are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Mccoy a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mccoy by state
How common Mccoy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (8.0×), South Dakota (6.8×), Idaho (6.5×), Iowa (3.9×), Minnesota (3.6×). In 17 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mccoy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mccoy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mccoy · Sibling names for Mccoy
Questions about the name Mccoy
What does Mccoy mean?
Mccoy means “son of Aodh (Irish/Scottish)” (Irish, Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mccoy?
Mccoy was the 806th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 309 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 241 places. More babies were named Mccoy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mccoy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mccoy in the US.
Where is Mccoy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mccoy was most common in Utah (1.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Idaho.