Wyatt

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Wyatt is a male given name, derived from the Norman surname Guyot, derived from "widu", Proto-Germanic for "wood".

From Wikipedia

Wyatt first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 177 babies (rank #287 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Wyatt

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wyatt yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,322

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

177

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Wyatt

Wyatt Earphunter · b. 1848
Wyatt Russellice hockey player · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	5	#2,347
1997	9	#1,452
1998	8	#1,638
1999	11	#1,280
2000	5	#2,483
2001	7	#1,942
2003	4	#3,439
2004	26	#838
2005	71	#416
2006	84	#403
2007	92	#396
2008	83	#443
2009	67	#523
2010	86	#443
2011	105	#380
2012	87	#458
2013	111	#368
2014	141	#325
2015	143	#328
2016	177	#287