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People get named Shy, so why not Coy? Less fishy than Koi, but less human than Joy or indeed Boy as a nn. If I heard it, I'd assume it was a comic-New York version of Kerr, and I wouldn't take it seriously.

I've met one guy (he's 16 or so) with the name Coy. It's not bad, but I don't think I would use it, at least as a first name. It would make for an interesting middle name, though.

I've seen it on lists of birth announcements.

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I strongly dislike it; indeed, I don't even regard it as a name.

last year there were 6 girls named Coy (and 10 named Koi)

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there were 136 boys named Coy, and 50 more with various other spellings (Koi, Koy, Coye etc.)

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I was kind of confounded by this. It's kind of a cool-sounding name, but the meaning seems a little weird for a name.

Sounds like one of those wannabe cowboy names, like Colt or Dakota. I don't like it.

The part of the South that I'm from, Coy is somewhat common amongst my parents' generation (born 1950's to 1960's). I like the name but would probably use it in the middle name slot. Its easy going and humble. A good name for a modest family.

I love the name Coy!

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It's on my profile as the first name under 'Favorite Names Not in Database.' It's so fresh and clean, even though it reminds me of koi, which are still beautiful fish. :) I think it sounds very intelligent too. :) It would make a good GP or mn.

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By the way, I feel so sorry for your friend's loss. :(

This message was edited 8/5/2010, 12:30 PM

I think I like it, but it's more of a GP. I like Koi as a name too but I'm not sure a kid would want to be named after a carp, or the word 'coy'. So I like the sound and look, but don't think it's very useable.

It seems more feminine than masculine. I think it'd be a neat middle name-- kind of fun and interesting. I've never heard of it used nor considered it before.

This message was edited 8/5/2010, 12:21 PM