Hoy
#5,390 most common boys' name of all time · #13,399 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2022
Rank among boys
#5,390
Rank overall
#13,399 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
66 of 146
All-time
825
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1923 #1,197
Best rank
#711 1880
Girls
Boys
peak 36/yr
Hoy is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,350 |
| 1976 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,445 |
| 1974 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,209 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,532 |
| 1971 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,393 |
| 1969 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,614 |
| 1968 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,700 |
| 1967 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,996 |
| 1964 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,064 |
| 1963 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,679 |
| 1961 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,097 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,060 |
| 1959 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,053 |
| 1958 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,592 |
| 1957 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1956 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,966 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1954 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,221 |
| 1953 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,410 |
| 1951 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,385 |
| 1950 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,711 |
| 1949 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,630 |
| 1948 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,126 |
| 1947 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,513 |
| 1946 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,963 |
| 1945 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,408 |
| 1944 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,899 |
| 1943 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,843 |
| 1942 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,157 |
| 1941 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,225 |
| 1940 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,501 |
| 1939 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1938 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,914 |
| 1937 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,925 |
| 1936 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,731 |
| 1935 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,554 |
| 1934 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,131 |
| 1933 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 1932 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 1931 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,014 |
| 1930 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,092 |
| 1929 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,789 |
| 1928 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,660 |
| 1927 | — | 19 | 19 | #1,808 |
| 1926 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,085 |
| 1925 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,692 |
| 1924 | — | 30 | 30 | #1,357 |
| 1923 | — | 36 | 36 | #1,197 |
| 1922 | — | 19 | 19 | #1,830 |
| 1921 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,772 |
| 1920 | — | 25 | 25 | #1,511 |
| 1919 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,536 |
| 1918 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,544 |
| 1917 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,534 |
| 1916 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,860 |
| 1915 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,413 |
| 1914 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,547 |
| 1913 | — | 10 | 10 | #1,820 |
| 1912 | — | 9 | 9 | #1,758 |
| 1911 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,568 |
| 1910 | — | 12 | 12 | #943 |
| 1906 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,282 |
| 1905 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,265 |
| 1891 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,005 |
| 1882 | — | 5 | 5 | #969 |
| 1880 | — | 8 | 8 | #711 |