Given name & surname
Coty
“from the riverbank”
Coty is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the riverbank.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the riverbank.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,303
- 5,525 boys · 778 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 599 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,389 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 92% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,389 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 558 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,781 as a first name in 2020; 1,261 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.
Coty’s family of names
Coty has a related form in Cotey. Coty has a related form in Coti. Coty has a related form in Cotie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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