Given name & surname
Hoyt
“a soulful man”
Hoyt is a variant of Hoyte. One interpretation is “a soulful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hoyt is a variant of Hoyte. One interpretation is “a soulful man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hoyt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,572
- 8,562 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 176 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,854 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,854 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,460 as a first name in 2020; 20,500 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hoyt
- Hoyt AxtonAmerican musician (1938–1999)
- Hoyt VandenbergU.S. Air Force general (1899-1954)
- Hoyt CurtinAmerican composer and music producer (1922-2000)
- Hoyt RichardsAmerican actor-modelborn 1962
- Hoyt WilhelmAmerican baseball player1922–2002
- Hoyt YeatmanAmerican visual effects artistborn 1955
- Hoyt CorkinsAmerican poker playerborn 1962
- Hoyt Patrick TaylorNorth Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient (1890–1964)
- Hoyt L. ShermanAmerican artist (1903-1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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