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.''