Meaning:
Its source is McCoy, a Gaelic name meaning "Son of Aodh."
Popularity:
The name Coy ranked 693rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
Aodh is a Gaelic personal name meaning ''flame.''
This name has nothing to do with the English word meaning ''demurely calculating.''