Medieval surname from the Old English name Wigheard — brave in war. Carried west by the lawman Wyatt Earp.
Wyatt ranks 38th among American boys in 2025, with 6,625 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 9,834 babies were given the name, ranking 25th. The typical living American called Wyatt is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.63% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.