Fun Facts About the Name Wyatt
- A newer favorite: Wyatt first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2004 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 22 consecutive years.
- More than 209 thousand babies named Wyatt: U.S. records list 209,758 babies given the name Wyatt from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,362 girls received the name Wyatt - about 1 girl for every 153 boys.
What Does the Name Wyatt Mean?
Wyatt is an English name meaning "war-hardy," formed from the Old English elements wīg ("war") and heard ("hardy, bold, brave"). These combine in the personal name Wigheard, whose medieval short form Wyot - also written Wiot or Gyot - is the direct source of the surname and later given name Wyatt.
A competing explanation treats Wyot as a borrowing of the Old French Guiot, a diminutive of Guy, which comes from the Germanic Wido. Both derivations rely on the same type of medieval diminutive ending, and the surviving records do not clearly settle the question, so "war-hardy" is the usual reading rather than a certainty.
Wyatt Name History & Origins
Wyatt began as a surname and only later became a first name. Its root is the Old English personal name Wigheard, made from common Old English name elements and attested in medieval England; the Norman French form of the same name appears as Wihard or Guihard. During the Middle Ages the shortened form Wyot was widespread, and inherited family names such as Wyatt, Wyat, and Wiot grew out of it in the 1200s and 1300s.
The best-known early family of the surname were the Wyatts of Kent, whose seat was Allington Castle. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 - 1542), the poet and courtier of Henry VIII, belonged to it, as did his son, also Thomas Wyatt, who led a rebellion against Queen Mary in 1554.
From the surname, Wyatt also came into use as a first name in the English-speaking world, particularly in the United States. Its most widely recognized American bearer is Wyatt Earp (1848 - 1929), the lawman associated with the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
How Popular is the Name Wyatt?
Wyatt recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2017. Wyatt entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2004.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,483 | 145 | 0.0090% |
| 2024 | #1,194 | 198 | 0.0123% |
| 2023 | #2,310 | 80 | 0.0050% |
| 2022 | #2,399 | 77 | 0.0047% |
| 2021 | #2,127 | 89 | 0.0054% |
| 2020 | #2,152 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 2019 | #2,031 | 95 | 0.0057% |
| 2018 | #2,022 | 97 | 0.0057% |
| 2017 | #1,899 | 107 | 0.0062% |
| 2016 | #2,384 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 2015 | #2,806 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #6,697 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #7,356 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #10,392 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,170 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #11,205 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #7,323 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #8,944 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #10,785 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #12,381 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,428 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,379 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #10,401 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,820 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #9,326 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #11,758 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,455 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #12,391 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #12,038 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #10,540 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #8,748 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #9,799 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #12,144 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #38 | 6,480 | 0.3794% |
| 2024 | #38 | 6,581 | 0.3837% |
| 2023 | #46 | 6,269 | 0.3669% |
| 2022 | #38 | 7,175 | 0.4113% |
| 2021 | #29 | 8,046 | 0.4602% |
| 2020 | #29 | 8,220 | 0.4765% |
| 2019 | #29 | 8,835 | 0.4927% |
| 2018 | #27 | 9,181 | 0.5057% |
| 2017 | #25 | 9,726 | 0.5256% |
| 2016 | #33 | 9,579 | 0.5049% |
| 2015 | #34 | 9,656 | 0.5039% |
| 2014 | #39 | 8,894 | 0.4631% |
| 2013 | #42 | 8,567 | 0.4530% |
| 2012 | #41 | 8,233 | 0.4341% |
| 2011 | #48 | 7,686 | 0.4047% |
| 2010 | #57 | 7,377 | 0.3845% |
| 2009 | #60 | 7,403 | 0.3733% |
| 2008 | #62 | 7,312 | 0.3584% |
| 2007 | #69 | 6,522 | 0.3143% |
| 2006 | #82 | 5,835 | 0.2839% |
| 2005 | #81 | 5,356 | 0.2682% |
| 2004 | #90 | 4,974 | 0.2506% |
| 2003 | #109 | 3,699 | 0.1873% |
| 2002 | #121 | 3,232 | 0.1665% |
| 2001 | #107 | 3,601 | 0.1853% |
| 2000 | #111 | 3,410 | 0.1736% |
| 1999 | #131 | 2,895 | 0.1508% |
| 1998 | #137 | 2,722 | 0.1424% |
| 1997 | #137 | 2,747 | 0.1457% |
| 1996 | #134 | 2,789 | 0.1472% |
| 1995 | #128 | 2,826 | 0.1485% |
| 1994 | #197 | 1,544 | 0.0799% |
| 1993 | #375 | 628 | 0.0320% |
| 1992 | #366 | 645 | 0.0323% |
| 1991 | #400 | 569 | 0.0282% |
| 1990 | #404 | 571 | 0.0278% |
| 1989 | #429 | 480 | 0.0240% |
| 1988 | #470 | 379 | 0.0198% |
| 1987 | #465 | 364 | 0.0195% |
| 1986 | #518 | 294 | 0.0160% |
| 1985 | #604 | 210 | 0.0114% |
| 1984 | #588 | 207 | 0.0115% |
| 1983 | #591 | 208 | 0.0116% |
| 1982 | #600 | 206 | 0.0114% |
| 1981 | #572 | 223 | 0.0124% |
| 1980 | #567 | 233 | 0.0131% |
| 1979 | #617 | 193 | 0.0112% |
| 1978 | #608 | 189 | 0.0115% |
| 1977 | #638 | 177 | 0.0108% |
| 1976 | #602 | 183 | 0.0117% |
| 1975 | #610 | 179 | 0.0115% |
| 1974 | #668 | 148 | 0.0094% |
| 1973 | #677 | 139 | 0.0089% |
| 1972 | #655 | 150 | 0.0092% |
| 1971 | #689 | 145 | 0.0082% |
| 1970 | #746 | 123 | 0.0066% |
| 1969 | #788 | 97 | 0.0054% |
| 1968 | #824 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 1967 | #967 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1966 | #960 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1965 | #836 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1964 | #906 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 1963 | #919 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1962 | #901 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 1961 | #857 | 80 | 0.0038% |
| 1960 | #759 | 104 | 0.0049% |
| 1959 | #659 | 137 | 0.0064% |
| 1958 | #571 | 184 | 0.0087% |
| 1957 | #463 | 278 | 0.0129% |
| 1956 | #469 | 258 | 0.0122% |
| 1955 | #659 | 124 | 0.0060% |
| 1954 | #995 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1953 | #902 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 1952 | #964 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1951 | #1,069 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1950 | #988 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1949 | #1,007 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1948 | #962 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1947 | #1,080 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1946 | #1,043 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 1945 | #1,038 | 39 | 0.0029% |
| 1944 | #877 | 53 | 0.0039% |
| 1943 | #954 | 50 | 0.0035% |
| 1942 | #946 | 50 | 0.0036% |
| 1941 | #1,003 | 42 | 0.0034% |
| 1940 | #951 | 46 | 0.0040% |
| 1939 | #975 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1938 | #1,108 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1937 | #1,073 | 37 | 0.0035% |
| 1936 | #1,049 | 38 | 0.0037% |
| 1935 | #1,246 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1934 | #1,132 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1933 | #1,180 | 32 | 0.0032% |
| 1932 | #961 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1931 | #1,144 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1930 | #1,052 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1929 | #1,077 | 42 | 0.0039% |
| 1928 | #834 | 63 | 0.0057% |
| 1927 | #1,079 | 44 | 0.0039% |
| 1926 | #1,091 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1925 | #983 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1924 | #848 | 66 | 0.0058% |
| 1923 | #895 | 59 | 0.0054% |
| 1922 | #1,022 | 49 | 0.0045% |
| 1921 | #1,009 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1920 | #973 | 51 | 0.0048% |
| 1919 | #681 | 84 | 0.0086% |
| 1918 | #817 | 65 | 0.0064% |
| 1917 | #933 | 48 | 0.0052% |
| 1916 | #951 | 46 | 0.0052% |
| 1915 | #845 | 54 | 0.0064% |
| 1914 | #818 | 43 | 0.0066% |
| 1913 | #817 | 35 | 0.0068% |
| 1912 | #834 | 29 | 0.0067% |
| 1911 | #855 | 16 | 0.0071% |
| 1910 | #858 | 14 | 0.0072% |
| 1909 | #614 | 20 | 0.0122% |
| 1908 | #823 | 12 | 0.0078% |
| 1907 | #734 | 14 | 0.0095% |
| 1906 | #1,003 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #785 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1904 | #1,201 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #733 | 11 | 0.0092% |
| 1902 | #1,135 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #636 | 12 | 0.0113% |
| 1900 | #698 | 14 | 0.0093% |
| 1899 | #582 | 13 | 0.0122% |
| 1898 | #634 | 13 | 0.0106% |
| 1897 | #724 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1896 | #461 | 20 | 0.0167% |
| 1895 | #682 | 11 | 0.0094% |
| 1894 | #479 | 18 | 0.0155% |
| 1893 | #537 | 14 | 0.0125% |
| 1892 | #687 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1891 | #1,126 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #602 | 12 | 0.0108% |
| 1889 | #497 | 15 | 0.0136% |
| 1888 | #503 | 16 | 0.0132% |
| 1887 | #582 | 11 | 0.0108% |
| 1886 | #577 | 12 | 0.0108% |
| 1885 | #699 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1884 | #546 | 13 | 0.0114% |
| 1883 | #889 | 6 | 0.0057% |
| 1882 | #575 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1881 | #486 | 14 | 0.0139% |
| 1880 | #481 | 15 | 0.0136% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Wyatt Shapes Your Personality and Life?
To express itself, you must follow the divine law of love. You have great persistence and hate to give up. You are a good mixer, charming, magnetic and intuitive. The spirituality is the key to success. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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