Wyatt Boy

How popular is Wyatt?

#38 boy name in 2025

6,480 baby boys were named Wyatt in the US in 2025, making it the 38th most popular boy name. Another 145 girls got the name (#1,478 for girls).

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205,174living people named Wyatt (est.)
13median age of people named Wyatt
209,814babies named Wyatt since 1880
1 in 500US babies born in 2025

Wyatt popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#38 for boys
Babies in 20256,480 boys, 145 girls
10-year trendFalling (-33% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#34 in 2015, #29 in 2020
Peak year2017 (9,727 boys)
Highest rank#25 in 2017
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Wyatt is most popular

Babies named Wyatt per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Wyoming: 14.5 per 1,000 (84 boys)
  2. Vermont: 12.7 per 1,000 (80 boys)
  3. New Hampshire: 10.7 per 1,000 (238 boys)
  4. West Virginia: 10.2 per 1,000 (333 boys)
  5. Alaska: 9.7 per 1,000 (115 boys)

Wyatt by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s123#460
1890s127#438
1900s114#590
1910s434#677
1920s515#826
1930s377#952
1940s472#870
1950s1,254#460
1960s765#756
1970s1,626#601
1980s2,803#428
1990s17,936#128
2000s51,347#60
2010s87,745#25
2020s42,814#29

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Questions

Is Wyatt a boy or girl name?
Wyatt is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Wyatt were boys.
How popular is the name Wyatt?
6,480 baby boys were named Wyatt in the US in 2025, making it the 38th most popular boy name. Another 145 girls got the name (#1,478 for girls).
When was Wyatt most popular?
Wyatt peaked in 2017, when 9,727 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #25 in 2017.
How many people are named Wyatt?
209,814 babies have been named Wyatt in the US since 1880. We estimate about 205,174 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
Where is Wyatt most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Wyatt was most common in Wyoming, at 14.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.