Celtic · boy
Mccoy
A distinctive name with a calm, steady presence.
Meaning
Son of Aodh, the fiery one
Mccoy is a rare boy name with Celtic roots. In 2024, 256 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #911 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans celtic — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.
About Celtic names
Celtic names come from the old languages of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, and they carry that landscape with them — names meaning fair, little fire, born of the sea. Spellings can look mysterious to American eyes (Saoirse, Niamh) because Gaelic follows its own elegant rules. Many arrive with myths attached: warriors, queens, and figures from stories a thousand years deep.
Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.
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