Mccoy
- Pronunciation
- [M-ccoy]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Surname.
- Origin
- Irish
Mccoy Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,257 baby boys have been named Mccoy. The name peaked in 2021 with 292 US births that year (rank #820). In 2024, ranked #910 nationally — 90 places below its 2021 peak.
Top States for Mccoy
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Mccoy births are: Utah (394), Texas (210), North Carolina (160).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Mccoy
If you like Mccoy's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Mccoy's exact length and starting letter: Mabel, Mable, Mabon, Mabuz, Mabyn.
Quick Facts About Mccoy
US Popularity History (2020–2025)
Annual US births named Mccoy by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 309 boys named Mccoy (boy rank #806 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Mccoy Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Mccoy the strongest states are Montana, North Dakota, Utah.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #876 | 65 |
| 2 | Texas | #869 | 88 |
| 3 | Georgia | #818 | 33 |
| 4 | Washington | #802 | 40 |
| 5 | Louisiana | #792 | 19 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #777 | 67 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #771 | 16 |
| 8 | Ohio | #762 | 34 |
| 9 | Indiana | #739 | 41 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | #738 | 16 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Mccoy in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Mccoy to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mccoy against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).