Maccoy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KOY
- Origin
- Irish
Maccoy is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “son of Aodh”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maccoy mean?
Irish: spelling of Macoy, itself a spelling of McCoy, from Mac Aodha
“son of Aodh”
A spelling of McCoy, an Irish and Scottish surname meaning 'son of Aodh', an old name meaning fire.
Meaning borrowed from Macoy.
Is Maccoy a girl's or a boy's name?
Maccoy is a boys' name.
How popular is Maccoy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Maccoy in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maccoy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Maccoy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Aiden, Declan, Ronan, Keegan, Finn, Kayden, Kian, Brody, Mccoy, Finnegan, Teagan
Names related to Maccoy
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maccoy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maccoy, updated 20 October 2026.