Is Hoy a boy or girl name?

Hoy is a boy’s name. Of the 825 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hoy

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Hoy was most popular in 1923, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,390 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 825 people named Hoy.

Hoy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hoy’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hoy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hoy is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 825 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Hoy

Where Hoy is most concentrated

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

West Virginia 60.3×

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