Is Foy a boy or girl name?

Foy is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,533 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.6% were girls and 83.4% were boys.

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Foy

Recorded 1889–2005 · United States

Foy was most popular in 1921, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,519 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,533 people named Foy.

Foy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Foy’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Foy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Foy is mostly a boy’s name — 16.6% of the 2,533 Americans given it were girls and 83.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Foy

Where Foy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org