Wyatt Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Wyatt

Wyatt Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: wy-it
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Wyatt Name Meaning

Wyatt is a name of contrasts, his soft sound a stark opposite of his strong meaning of “brave in battle.” A derivative of the medieval Wyot, Wyatt was originally a surname before being used as a given name.

His popularity has been a wild ride in the U.S, rising and falling throughout the years until spiking in recently with his use in celebrity baby name circles. He may be rising, but he remains unphased, avoiding the trendy label thanks to his vintage roots.

Wyatt has a rugged feel to him, wearing well from a boy’s days riding bikes with friends to his adult life of business and beyond. He has the old-school vibes of Wallace or Willy with a modern edge that fits in well with Cade and Zander. He also has the cool -tt ending found in Elliott and Emmett, two stunners that share his old man chic style. History buffs and adventurers may also love his association with Wyatt Earp, the lawnman involved in the cowboy showdown at the O.K. Corral.

The name also has the added bonus of being relatively nickname-free, a trait beloved by some parents. For those who are looking for a shortened version, there’s always the adorable Wy. Similar names to Wyatt include Asher, Zeke, and Calder.

Wyatt Name Popularity

How popular is the name Wyatt? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	706	11	0.0022%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	798	17	0.0024%
1915	1,258	6	0.0007%
1916	884	19	0.002%
1917	1,123	11	0.0011%
1918	856	27	0.0025%
1919	649	54	0.0052%
1920	990	19	0.0017%
1921	1,233	10	0.0009%
1922	1,005	19	0.0017%
1923	1,029	17	0.0015%
1924	898	27	0.0023%
1925	990	19	0.0017%
1926	1,215	10	0.0009%
1927	1,041	17	0.0015%
1928	840	29	0.0027%
1929	1,323	6	0.0006%
1930	931	21	0.002%
1931	1,275	7	0.0007%
1932	1,279	7	0.0007%
1933	—	0	0%
1934	1,384	5	0.0005%
1935	1,086	11	0.0011%
1936	1,050	11	0.0011%
1937	1,003	13	0.0013%
1938	1,407	5	0.0005%
1939	934	15	0.0015%
1940	1,011	13	0.0012%
1941	1,086	10	0.0009%
1942	1,043	13	0.001%
1943	1,195	8	0.0006%
1944	892	20	0.0016%
1945	1,223	6	0.0005%
1946	1,352	6	0.0004%
1947	987	19	0.0011%
1948	1,306	7	0.0004%
1949	1,536	5	0.0003%
1950	1,119	12	0.0007%
1951	1,115	13	0.0008%
1952	1,150	12	0.0007%
1953	1,043	17	0.001%
1954	1,037	19	0.001%
1955	792	46	0.0025%
1956	495	193	0.0102%
1957	469	229	0.0119%
1958	591	124	0.0066%
1959	733	65	0.0034%
1960	780	54	0.0029%
1961	1,035	21	0.0011%
1962	1,002	23	0.0013%
1963	1,264	10	0.0006%
1964	999	23	0.0013%
1965	945	25	0.0015%
1966	1,586	5	0.0003%
1967	—	0	0%
1968	967	23	0.0015%
1969	863	39	0.0025%
1970	831	53	0.0033%
1971	756	72	0.0048%
1972	704	84	0.0062%
1973	717	78	0.006%
1974	769	67	0.0052%
1975	637	118	0.0092%
1976	655	109	0.0085%
1977	692	104	0.0077%
1978	619	134	0.01%
1979	651	123	0.0087%
1980	571	182	0.0124%
1981	568	182	0.0124%
1982	624	142	0.0095%
1983	628	136	0.0092%
1984	611	146	0.0098%
1985	631	145	0.0096%
1986	524	241	0.016%
1987	468	315	0.0206%
1988	479	325	0.0209%
1989	422	449	0.0278%
1990	401	532	0.0321%
1991	396	531	0.0326%
1992	364	614	0.0385%
1993	369	602	0.0386%
1994	196	1,539	0.1003%
1995	127	2,819	0.187%
1996	133	2,787	0.1861%
1997	137	2,744	0.1855%
1998	137	2,722	0.1819%
1999	131	2,892	0.1931%
2000	110	3,406	0.223%
2001	107	3,597	0.2387%
2002	120	3,226	0.2153%
2003	109	3,693	0.2427%
2004	90	4,973	0.3263%
2005	81	5,354	0.3502%
2006	82	5,835	0.3726%
2007	69	6,521	0.4133%
2008	62	7,307	0.4728%
2009	60	7,402	0.4952%
2010	57	7,370	0.5114%
2011	48	7,677	0.5388%
2012	41	8,217	0.5766%
2013	41	8,553	0.6007%
2014	39	8,866	0.6085%
2015	34	9,641	0.6626%
2016	33	9,551	0.6624%
2017	25	9,661	0.6922%
2018	26	9,127	0.6643%
2019	29	8,772	0.648%
2020	30	7,944	0.6241%
2021	29	7,981	0.6529%
2022	38	7,010	0.5314%

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Names Like Wyatt

If you like Wyatt, you’ll love these other names like Wyatt.

What names are diminutives of Wyatt?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Wyatt sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Wyatt, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Wat	Commander of the army	German
Watt		Scottish
Witt	Blond	English
Wye	War strength; clever, crafty	English

What names are variants of Wyatt?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Wyatt.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Wiatt	War strength	English
Wyeth	War strength	English

What names sound like Wyatt?

If you like how Wyatt sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Wyatt.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Wycliff	White cliff	English
Wycomb	White valley	English
Wylan		English
Wyland		English
Wyler	Wheelmaker	English
Wylie	Clever, crafty	English
Wyome	Plain	Native American
Wyoming	Mountains and Valleys	Native American

What names are similar to Wyatt?

Find a name that’s like Wyatt, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Davis	Son of David	English
Henry	Home ruler	English
Jack	God is gracious	English
Liam	Helmet of will	Irish
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Noah	To rest	Hebrew
Oliver	Olive tree	English
Rowan	Of the rowan tree	Gaelic
Thomas	Twin	Greek
Wesley	Western meadow	English

Lists With Wyatt

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Siblings of Wyatt

Mamas with kids named Wyatt also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Wolf	Wolf	German
Evelyn	Desired one	English
Dalton	Valley town	English
Emily	To excel	Latin
Chance	Good fortune	English

Jaxson	Son of Jack	English
Lane	Pathway	English
Gene	Well-born, noble	Greek
Gerard	Spear brave	English
Agnes	Pure, holy	Greek
Jewel	Plaything, delight	French
Willow	Willow tree	English
Adrien	From Hadria	Latin
Damien	To tame	French
Persephone	Bringer of destruction	Greek
Sebastien	Revered	Greek
Phoenix	Dark red	Greek
Leverett	Young Hare	French
Iris	Rainbow	Greek
Freya	Lady	Scandinavian

Rowan	Of the rowan tree	Gaelic
Briar	Shrub, Small Tree	English
Rose	Rose flower	English
Sage	Healing herb	Latin
Merit	Boundary gate	English
Liberty	Freedom	English
Willa	Will helmet, protection	German
Isabella	Devoted to God	Italian
Torben	Thunder bearer.	Danish
Harry	Home ruler	German

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29 Comments

Angela Sep 20 at 2:33 pm

Wyatt means brave and strong.

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Amanda Jul 9 at 8:53 am

We wanted something not common but not outlandish. We had some other names picked and we just thought Wyatt sounded the best for our family.

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Taylor Jun 9 at 10:23 am

Personal

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Felicia Oct 27 at 10:11 am

Name meaning:
Wyatt: Brave Warrior
Malachi: Messenger of God
“One who is a brave warrior who will speak the truth of God with strength and courage, for he knows God is always with him.”

Birth Verse: Joshua 1:9 (NIV) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

We wanted a strong manly name with great meaning. Meaning of a name is like speaking it over them for their future. We pray he would lie what his name means.

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Katie Oct 24 at 7:13 pm

My husband and I chose to name our baby Wyatt Ray.
Wyatt, after a little boy I used to work with and adored, Ray after his grandad that passed 10 years before he and I even met.
I also looked into the meanings of the names, because no matter how cool a name sounds, I don’t want to give my child a cool sounding name that has a weird meaning (example, Reba means fish).
Wyatt means brave at war, and Ray means protection/sunbeam. Little one wound up arriving via emergency c-section and is currently spending some time in the NICU…so I’d say we chose a good name for what he’s fighting through <3

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Isla Sep 12 at 5:52 pm

He is my little southern bell. Patrick is his middle name. I had a hard time getting pregnant, and he was a Trooper in the womb and coming out, so I think the meaning of “brave in battle” suits him. My husband, Patrick, (Where he gets his middle name!) is an officer so if he ever wants to join the army like his Dad he will have a strong name to support him. Overall I love the name, I also love his middle name, he has the same twinkle in his eyes like his Dad.

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Janelle Oct 22 at 11:12 am

Wyatt is now my middle kiddo. We were looking for an historical name from an historical figure we liked.

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Nicole Sep 6 at 11:34 am

Its been one of my favorite boys names since I was a kid. Its from my favorite tv show charmed.
Wyatt is such a cuddle bug

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Jalissa Jul 28 at 12:55 pm

We wanted a strong name for our firstborn. We decided on Wyatt because we like how it sounded but also the meaning is “brave, warrior”. A good solid strong name.

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Brittany Jul 22 at 10:11 am

His dad picked it because it was a name on his favorite show and and I loved it!

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Melissa Jun 16 at 12:48 pm

I chose Wyatt because it means little warrior and our baby was born underweight. But he gained weight like crazy and is now thriving! He is our little warrior!

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Patricia Mar 28 at 12:53 am

My brother & aunt helped me pick out the name wyatt.

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Savannah Feb 26 at 11:04 am

Loved the strength and cowboy feel of the name

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Heidi Feb 19 at 9:26 am

We chose the name Wyatt in honor of my husbands friend. His wife was 7 months pregnant with a little boy, she ended up getting hit by a drunk driver and getting killed before the little one was born. We are honoring our friend and their baby worth the same name!

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Colleen Dec 30 at 7:41 am

Wyatt is my maiden name and I’ve always known that that was what I would name my first born son.

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Morgan Dec 15 at 7:23 am

I’ve always loved the movies tombstone and Wyatt Earp so when I looked the meaning up I knew that’s what name I wanted it means warrior.

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Stephanie Nov 19 at 1:24 pm

Meaning little warrior. This little guy is definitely a little warrior and Matthew his middle name is a gift from God so wyatt is a perfect match

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Tammra Nov 13 at 2:46 pm

I did not find out the gender of Wyatt until he was born. So we both settled on the name Payton for a girl and for a boy I really like Dalton and my husband hated it and he liked the name Jaxx and I couldn’t stand it so it came to the day my baby boy was born and we still did not have a name until the next day we both agreed on the name Wyatt Owen finally! My poor boy was nameless for his first moments of life ?

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Miranda Sep 30 at 7:36 am

I always loved the name

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Miranda Sep 28 at 5:09 pm

I just always loved the name Wyatt

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Megan Sep 25 at 8:24 pm

I picked it after the baby from charmed.

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Mandy Sep 20 at 11:56 am

He is named after Wyatt Erp…

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Nicole Aug 16 at 10:40 am

From the moment we knew we were having a baby his name is Wyatt

we did not know if we were having a boy or a girl but it just felt right

like we knew he was going to be the Lil man that he is

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Ashlee Jun 29 at 10:29 pm

I decided to him wyatt after I heard it on charmed which was my favorite show growing up. I also named him wyatt cause I wanted an old fashion name that u dont hear much anymore.

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Nicki Jun 26 at 6:50 am

We both love Wyatt Earp. It is a simple, strong name. And we could agree! Lol

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Allison Jun 13 at 9:29 pm

Wyatt is a name I have liked since I was a young girl. I like the name Wyatt because it is a strong boy/male sounding name me. What I don’t like is that Wyatt Earp is about the only Wyatt many people think of when they hear the name.

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Amber Jun 12 at 11:19 am

I chose this after wyatt earp.
I love that his name fits him.
Hes a great kid and him being my oldest and the protector I feel it fits

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Candice Jun 8 at 10:37 am

I wanted a name that didn’t necessarily have a nickname (i.e. Zach for Zachary) and has more of a southern feel to it. We found the name in a baby book.

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brandi Apr 11 at 2:19 pm

Sons name is Wyatt Cash. We loved it, thought it sounded western, and love the movie Tombstone. I regret not allowing my son to choose his own name

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