Mccoy is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mccoy means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mccoy across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mccoy has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mccoy is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “son of Aodh, son of fire”. An anglicized Irish surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,673 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mccoy per year, United States (1905 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (314/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2000 (3/yr).
Mccoy is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #1,635 nationally (given to 314 babies that year).
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