Given name & surname
Wyatt
“having the strength of a warrior”
Wyatt is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “having the strength of a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “having the strength of a warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Wyatt is a diminutive of Guy. In English usage, Wyatt is a diminutive of William.
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. In English use, Wyatt is a diminutive of William. The history of William gives this family its wider story. William spread widely in England after the Norman Conquest, among people beyond the Norman ruling class. William remained prominent through the Middle Ages and became a royal name in England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Wyatt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209,814
- 208,452 boys · 1,362 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 9,834 babies
- 2025
- 6,625
- #38 for boys · #1,483 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6,480 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 38 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9,727 in 2017. It also appeared in 145 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (598). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 152,059 as a first name in 2020; 50,142 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.
Wyatt’s family of names
In English usage, Wyatt is a diminutive of Guy. Wyatt has a related form in Wyeth. Wyatt has a related form in Wyatte.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Wyatt
- Wyatt EarpAmerican lawman (1848–1929)
- Wyatt RussellAmerican actorborn 1986
- Wyatt OleffAmerican actorborn 2003
- Wyatt AllenAmerican rowerborn 1979
- Wyatt SanfordCanadian boxerborn 1998
- Wyatt KnightAmerican actor (1955-2011)
- Wyatt CrockettNew Zealand rugby union playerborn 1983
- Wyatt KaiserAmerican ice hockey playerborn 2002
- Wyatt TellerAmerican professional football playerborn 1994
Characters named Wyatt: Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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