The first name Hoyt
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hoyt at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 44 boys born in the United States were named Hoyt, the 2,854th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 171 were.
8,572
babies named Hoyt since 1880
#2,854
rank in 2025
1922
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hoyt
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hoyt AxtonAmerican musician (1938–1999)
- Hoyt CurtinAmerican composer and music producer (1922-2000)
- Hoyt RichardsAmerican actor-model, born 1962
- Hoyt WilhelmAmerican baseball player, 1922–2002
- Hoyt YeatmanAmerican visual effects artist, born 1955
- Clem BeauchampAmerican actor and director (1898–1992)
- Ray ThorntonAmerican politician (1928–2016)
- Albert H. TaylorAmerican electrical engineer, 1879–1961
Questions
- Is Hoyt a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,572 US babies named Hoyt since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hoyt most popular?
- 1922 in the United States, when 171 babies were named Hoyt, its highest rank at 471st.
- Is Hoyt also a surname?
- Yes. Hoyt is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.