NameTides

Foy

Foy peaked in the US in 1905 at #636, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Foy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Foy as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Foy as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2018—#3,959 (4)
2017—#4,812 (3)
2014—#4,632 (3)
2005#10,151 (6)—
1993#8,700 (5)—
1986#6,721 (5)—
1984#4,973 (7)—
1983#6,238 (5)—
1982#6,385 (5)—
1980#5,525 (6)—
1978#3,614 (10)—
1977#5,845 (5)—
1976#4,935 (6)—
1975#2,902 (13)—
1974#3,837 (8)—

Foy as a girl’s name

  • US
Foy as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Foy as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
1950#5,301 (5)
1945#4,556 (5)
1944#4,054 (6)
1943#3,249 (9)
1942#4,124 (6)
1941#4,420 (5)
1939#3,782 (6)
1938#3,181 (8)
1937#4,255 (5)
1936#2,689 (10)
1935#2,926 (9)
1934#3,802 (6)
1933#3,109 (8)
1932#3,274 (8)
1931#2,427 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1905 at #636.
  • First recorded in the US in 1889.
  • In 1950, 18% of US babies named Foy were girls.