Given name & surname
Coffy
“a lovely woman”
Coffy is a variant of Coffey. One American interpretation is “a lovely woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coffy is a variant of Coffey. One American interpretation is “a lovely woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coffy is a variant of Coffey. An origin associated with Coffey is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coffy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 363 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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