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Wyatt Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins

Origin:

English

Gender Distribution:

100% Masculine / 0% Feminine

Meaning:

Meaning 'brave in battle', Wyatt is an English name.

Meaning of the Name Wyatt

Wyatt is a name of English origin. It is derived from the medieval given name Wyot, which itself is a variant of the name Wigheard. The name Wigheard is composed of the elements 'wig', meaning 'war' or 'battle', and 'heard', meaning 'brave' or 'hardy'. So, the name Wyatt can be interpreted as 'brave in battle'.

Popularity of the Name Wyatt

The popularity for the name Wyatt peaked in popularity in the year 2017 with 9,716 births, which ranked number 37 out of 30,076 unique names for that year. Wyatt had the most female births in 2017 with 107, which ranked number 1,887 out of 18,425 female names for that year, and had the most male births in 2017 with 9,716, which ranked number 25 out of 14,245 male names for that year. The number of births for the name Wyatt has declined over the last ten years from 8,240 births to 7,220 births, a decline of -12.38%. Among males, Wyatt has declined in popularity over the last ten years from 8,229 births to 7,144 births, a decline of -13.19%. Among females, Wyatt has increased sharply in popularity over the last ten years from 11 births to 76 births, an increase of 590.91%.

Nationwide Popularity of Wyatt

20 Year Trend of Wyatt: 122.56%
10 Year Trend of Wyatt: -12.38%
10 Year Male Trend of Wyatt: -13.19%
10 Year Female Trend of Wyatt: 590.91%

Popularity of Wyatt by State

For males, Wyatt was most popular in Southeastern states with 2,078 births in the region. It was most commonly seen in TX, with 579 male births. Among females, Wyatt was most popular in Southwestern states with 10 births in the region. It was most commonly used in TX, with 10 female births. See below for a full state by state breakdown of the name Wyatt. States with less than five births recorded will not be shown.

State	Male Births	Male Gender Rank	Female Births	Female Gender Rank
AK	22	18	< 5	N/A
AL	118	25	< 5	N/A
AR	97	12	< 5	N/A
AZ	169	27	< 5	N/A
CA	543	77	6	2853
CO	166	18	< 5	N/A
CT	80	37	< 5	N/A
DC	9	108	< 5	N/A
DE	23	29	< 5	N/A
FL	365	56	< 5	N/A
GA	246	24	< 5	N/A
HI	9	115	< 5	N/A
IA	108	13	< 5	N/A
ID	70	7	< 5	N/A
IL	216	42	< 5	N/A
IN	195	18	< 5	N/A
KS	82	26	< 5	N/A
KY	134	19	< 5	N/A
LA	120	17	< 5	N/A
MA	109	57	< 5	N/A
MD	140	30	< 5	N/A
ME	34	20	< 5	N/A
MI	231	19	< 5	N/A
MN	134	25	< 5	N/A
MO	189	13	< 5	N/A
MS	72	15	< 5	N/A
MT	35	11	< 5	N/A
NC	303	16	< 5	N/A
ND	16	57	< 5	N/A
NE	47	32	< 5	N/A
NH	56	11	< 5	N/A
NJ	118	80	< 5	N/A
NM	36	34	< 5	N/A
NV	62	33	< 5	N/A
NY	253	68	< 5	N/A
OH	330	18	< 5	N/A
OK	114	15	< 5	N/A
OR	91	24	< 5	N/A
PA	297	28	< 5	N/A
RI	19	54	< 5	N/A
SC	134	16	< 5	N/A
SD	33	15	< 5	N/A
TN	213	19	< 5	N/A
TX	579	68	10	2063
UT	81	45	< 5	N/A
VA	212	25	< 5	N/A
VT	20	9	< 5	N/A
WA	168	32	< 5	N/A
WI	163	17	< 5	N/A
WV	64	12	< 5	N/A
WY	19	5	< 5	N/A

2024 Popularity Projections for Wyatt

Total Births of Wyatt: 7125 (-1.31%)
Male Births of Wyatt: 7044 (-1.40%)
Female Births of Wyatt: 92 (21.32%)

Given the downward trend of Wyatt over the last 10 years, we expect this to continue in 2024 with roughly a -1.31% decrease in total births, for a total of 7,125 births in 2024. Male births for Wyatt have been decreasing over the past decade, so we anticipate roughly 7,044 male births in 2024, a decrease of -1.40%. For Females, births for Wyatt have been increasing over the past 10 years, and we expect roughly 92 female births in 2024, an increase of 21.32%.

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