Wyat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WY-at
- Origin
- English
Wyat is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “brave in battle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wyat mean?
English: spelling of Wyatt; from a surname, from the medieval name Wyot
“brave in battle”
From a surname derived from Wyot, a medieval form of Old English Wigheard; Wyatt Earp of the American Old West is a famous bearer.
Meaning borrowed from Wyatt. More on Wiktionary.
Is Wyat a girl's or a boy's name?
Wyat is a boys' name.
How popular is Wyat in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Wyat in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wyat in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
Names like Wyat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wyat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wyat, updated 20 October 2026.