How Many People Are Named Wyat?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Wyat. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Wyat peaked in popularity in 2001 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wyat 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 Wyat paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2001
12 births
Total Registered
199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wyat
Wyat is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 199 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wyat as a male name
Ranked #8,847 in 2019
9 male births in 2019
Peak: 2001 (12 births)
Wyat: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wyat span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 92 babies were registered. Wyat remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wyat by Decade
How has Wyat 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.
Wyat + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wyat as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wyat
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wyat: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wyat?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Wyat 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 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Wyat a common name?
Wyat is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wyat most popular?
Wyat reached peak popularity in 2001, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wyat is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wyat a male name?
Wyat is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wyat Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wyat Smith, Wyat Johnson, Wyat 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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