# Wyatt (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wyatt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “war”, “hard”, “brave” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪ.ət/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Whyatt |
| US babies named this | 209,814 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 208,452 / 1,362 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,765, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

## What it means

Wyatt is grouped under brave and warrior.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 8,172 |
| 2012 | 11 | 10,393 |
| 2013 | 17 | 7,356 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,699 |
| 2015 | 63 | 2,808 |
| 2016 | 79 | 2,384 |
| 2017 | 107 | 1,900 |
| 2018 | 97 | 2,023 |
| 2019 | 95 | 2,032 |
| 2020 | 85 | 2,153 |
| 2021 | 89 | 2,129 |
| 2022 | 77 | 2,402 |
| 2023 | 80 | 2,311 |
| 2024 | 198 | 1,201 |
| 2025 | 145 | 1,483 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,687 | 48 |
| 2012 | 8,233 | 41 |
| 2013 | 8,567 | 42 |
| 2014 | 8,895 | 39 |
| 2015 | 9,659 | 34 |
| 2016 | 9,581 | 33 |
| 2017 | 9,727 | 25 |
| 2018 | 9,183 | 27 |
| 2019 | 8,836 | 29 |
| 2020 | 8,223 | 29 |
| 2021 | 8,049 | 29 |
| 2022 | 7,184 | 38 |
| 2023 | 6,273 | 47 |
| 2024 | 6,605 | 38 |
| 2025 | 6,480 | 38 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 105 | 380 |
| 2012 | 87 | 454 |
| 2013 | 111 | 366 |
| 2014 | 141 | 321 |
| 2015 | 143 | 322 |
| 2016 | 177 | 286 |
| 2017 | 203 | 264 |
| 2018 | 178 | 283 |
| 2019 | 164 | 299 |
| 2020 | 169 | 279 |
| 2021 | 156 | 301 |
| 2022 | 132 | 329 |
| 2023 | 132 | 329 |
| 2024 | 148 | 302 |
| 2025 | 149 | 306 |

## People named Wyatt

- Wyatt Earp, American lawman (1848–1929)
- Wyatt Russell, American actor
- Wyatt Oleff, American actor
- Wyatt Allen, American rower
- Andrew Wyatt, American musician and record producer
- Wyatt Knight, American actor (1955-2011)
- Wyatt Sanford, Canadian boxer
- Wyatt Cenac, American actor and comedian
- Wyatt Kaiser, American ice hockey player
- Wyatt Teller, American professional football player
- Wyatt Eaton, Canadian-American painter (1849-1896)
- Julian Glover, English actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.