boy's name
Hewitt
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,003
Hewitt is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1907.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hewitt over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 105 |
| 1920s | 178 |
| 1930s | 101 |
| 1940s | 100 |
| 1950s | 89 |
| 1960s | 39 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 67 |
| 2010s | 145 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 132 |
How popular is Hewitt?
In 2025, Hewitt was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hewitt is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hewitt
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hewitt also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hewitt over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hewitt
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hewitt — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hewitt
How popular is the name Hewitt?
In 2025, Hewitt was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Hewitt a girl's or a boy's name?
Hewitt is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hewitt?
Hewitt has 2 syllables.
When was Hewitt most popular?
Hewitt peaked in 2024, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hewitt a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hewitt currently ranks #4,074 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.