How Many People Are Named Hoyet?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Hoyet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Hoyet peaked in popularity in 1925 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hoyet as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hoyet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Hoyet is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Hoyet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1925
8 births
Total Registered
38
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hoyet
Hoyet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 38 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hoyet as a male name
Ranked #3,469 in 1948
6 male births in 1948
Peak: 1925 (8 births)
Hoyet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hoyet span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14 babies were registered. While Hoyet is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hoyet by Decade
How has Hoyet tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hoyet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hoyet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hoyet
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hoyet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hoyet?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Hoyet are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Hoyet a common name?
Hoyet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hoyet most popular?
Hoyet reached peak popularity in 1925, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hoyet is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hoyet a male name?
Hoyet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hoyet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hoyet Smith, Hoyet Johnson, Hoyet Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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