Boy’s name · English, American English

Wayatt

How to say it: wa-YAT · /waˈjat/

War-brave from Old English 'wigheard' - modern respelling of English Wyatt, cowboy-chic.

Wayatt was the 44th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #75 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#44for boys in 2025
1 in 511US babies
0born in 2025
#75projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
1 in 22chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Wayatt
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#44
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 511
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years−33%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#75
In France, 2025#300 among boys’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Wayatt peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Way
  • Waya
  • Att

Honouring a Wayatt in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Wayatt is about 1 in 22.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #300 for boys in 2025.

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