Elijah Mccoy
There are approximately 134 people named Elijah Mccoy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,557,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elijah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mccoy. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
134
1 in 2,557,868
Named Elijah
356K
Alive today
Named Mccoy
129K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 356K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 17
Estimated bearers: 129K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #278
Per 100K: 37.54
Top ancestry: White (66.9%)
First name trend
Elijah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elijah. The peak year was 2011 with 14,030 births. The average person named Elijah today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mccoy surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mccoy, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 66.9%.
- White66.9%
- Black or African American26.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elijah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1038% of the US population, based on 355,934 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Mccoy appears at a rate of 37.54 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0375%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 134 people with the full name Elijah Mccoy. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Elijah Mccoy: questions and answers
How many people are named Elijah Mccoy?
We estimate approximately 134 people in the United States share the full name Elijah Mccoy. That works out to about 1 in 2,557,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1038%) with the surname frequency (37.54 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elijah Mccoy?
We classify Elijah Mccoy as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,557,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elijah a male or female name?
Elijah is predominantly male. Out of 370,593 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Elijah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.