Coi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Coi

What is the meaning of the name Coi ?

The baby name Coi is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɔɪ/ (koy).

Coi is in Origin.

Coi is a modern given name in English-speaking contexts, used for any gender. Its etymology is eclectic: many bearers treat it as a streamlined respelling of Coy, an English surname-name from Old French coi meaning “quiet, calm,” ultimately from Latin quietus. Others link it to Koi, the Japanese word for “carp” and a homophone of “romantic love,” giving the name gentle or affectionate overtones. The spelling with C also echoes East Asian surnames romanized as Choi/Choy or Cai, though Coi itself is a rare transliteration.

As a given name, Coi has very light historical usage and reads distinctly contemporary in the United States, where its profile rose in the late 2010s and 2020s through rapper Coi Leray. Variants and near-variants include Coy, Koi, and Koy; related surnames are Choi and Choy. The name is typically pronounced “koy.”