How Many People Are Named Wyatt?
people named Wyatt are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,668 people in the US has this name
Based on 209,814 babies named Wyatt in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,834 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name WYOT. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wyatt, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wyatt alive today is about 14 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wyatt first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 9,834 babies. In 2025, 6,625 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wyatt never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #25, in 2017, and it was in the top 100 for 22 years, 2004 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #38.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #38 |
| Best rank | #25 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | 22 (2004 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #37 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wyatt alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wyatt were born in California than in any other state: about 18,118 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wyatt was given 3.7 times as often in Wyoming, 2.9 times in Montana and 2.8 times in Vermont.
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