Hoyt
Hoyt was the 2854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1922 (171). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,464 places. More babies were named Hoyt in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,854 boys, down 884 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,572babies recorded
Hoyt popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,854 | 44 |
| 2020 | #1,970 | 73 |
| 2010 | #1,859 | 78 |
| 2000 | #6,063 | 11 |
| 1990 | #4,260 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,878 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,358 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,088 | 51 |
| 1950 | #810 | 71 |
| 1940 | #637 | 88 |
| 1930 | #466 | 162 |
| 1920 | #476 | 164 |
| 1910 | #561 | 26 |
| 1900 | #812 | 11 |
| 1890 | #521 | 14 |
| 1880 | #979 | 5 |
How popular is Hoyt, counting every spelling?
Hoyt has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hoyt?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hoyt (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hoyt born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hoyt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hoyt?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Hoyt are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 12 and 69. That makes Hoyt mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hoyt by state
How common Hoyt was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hoyt: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hoyt, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hoyt
How popular is the name Hoyt?
Hoyt was the 2854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1922 (171). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,464 places. More babies were named Hoyt in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hoyt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hoyt in the US.
Where is Hoyt most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hoyt was most common in Iowa (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Georgia.