Boy name#185 of boy names
Wyatt
Pronounced W AY1 AH0 T (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2017
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Wyatt?
Wyatt is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 203,248 children — the 185th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2017, when 9,726 children were given it.
Wiatt is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Wyatt and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Wiatt
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W AY1 AH0 T
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Wyatt
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Wyatt
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wyatt?
- Wyatt ranks 185th among boys' names in US records, with 203,248 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 83,280.
- Is Wyatt a unisex name?
- No. Wyatt is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wyatt most popular?
- 2017, when 9,726 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Wyatt spelled?
- Wiatt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.