Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from the medieval given names Wyard or Wyot, which in turn came from the Old English name Wigheard. Wyatt Earp (1848–1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter known for his role in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.
20062006: 5,835 births, rank #82
2007: 6,522 births, rank #69
2008: 7,313 births, rank #62
2009: 7,404 births, rank #60
2010: 7,377 births, rank #57
20112011: 7,687 births, rank #48
2012: 8,233 births, rank #41
2013: 8,567 births, rank #42
2014: 8,895 births, rank #39
2015: 9,659 births, rank #34
20162016: 9,581 births, rank #33
2017: 9,727 births, rank #25
2018: 9,183 births, rank #27
2019: 8,836 births, rank #29
2020: 8,223 births, rank #29
20212021: 8,049 births, rank #29
2022: 7,184 births, rank #38
2023: 6,273 births, rank #47
2024: 6,605 births, rank #38
20252025: 6,480 births, rank #38
Wyatt has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1880, it fell to #995 by 1954, before climbing to #38 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2017, with 9,727 births.