boy's name
Wyatt
WY-ut
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 229,679
the United States
#38
2025 births
Wyatt is a boy's name of English origin meaning "brave in war," from the medieval given name Wyot, itself from Old English elements meaning war and hardy. It began as a surname and is closely associated in American usage with the lawman Wyatt Earp.
- Wyatt is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2017, when 9,834 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 500 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wyatt over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 123 |
| 1890s | 127 |
| 1900s | 114 |
| 1910s | 434 |
| 1920s | 515 |
| 1930s | 377 |
| 1940s | 472 |
| 1950s | 1,254 |
| 1960s | 765 |
| 1970s | 1,626 |
| 1980s | 2,815 |
| 1990s | 17,978 |
| 2000s | 51,468 |
| 2010s | 88,258 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 43,488 |
What Wyatt means
Wyatt means brave or hardy in war, from Old English wig, meaning war or battle, and heard, meaning hardy or brave. The medieval form Wyot compressed those elements before the name settled into its modern spelling.
Where Wyatt comes from
Wyatt descends from the Old English personal name Wigheard, combining wig, war, with heard, hardy or brave. Norman scribes reduced it to forms including Wyot and Guyat, and it hardened into a surname during the medieval period — the poet Thomas Wyatt, who introduced the sonnet to English in the sixteenth century, is among its notable bearers. Its modern life as a given name is strongly American, shaped by Wyatt Earp, the frontier lawman present at the 1881 gunfight near the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, whose fame in film and television made the surname a plausible and then popular first name.
How popular is Wyatt?
In 2025, Wyatt was given to 6,625 babies in the United States, ranking #38 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Wyatt 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 Wyatt
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wyatt also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wyatt over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Wyatt in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Wyatt
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wyatt — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wyatt
What does the name Wyatt mean?
Wyatt means "brave in war," from Old English elements meaning war and hardy.
Is Wyatt named after Wyatt Earp?
The name is much older, but its modern popularity in America owes a great deal to the frontier lawman.
Was Wyatt originally a surname?
Yes. It became a fixed English surname in the medieval period, from the given name Wyot.
How popular is the name Wyatt?
In 2025, Wyatt was given to 6,625 babies in the United States, ranking #38 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Wyatt a girl's or a boy's name?
Wyatt is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Wyatt?
Wyatt has 2 syllables.
Is Wyatt a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wyatt currently ranks #38 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.