Name
Wyatt
Meaning
Wyatt is a masculine name of Old English origin meaning “brave in war”.
Wyatt comes from the medieval Wyot, a form of the Old English Wigheard, joining war and brave or hardy. Frontier lawman Wyatt Earp fixed the name to the American West, and modern parents have ridden that image to the top of the charts.
A US top-30 boys' name through the 2010s and 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #38 in 2025 · peak #25 in 2017
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /WY-at/
- Themes
- Warrior
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Questions
Wyatt is a masculine name of Old English origin meaning “brave in war”. Wyatt comes from the medieval Wyot, a form of the Old English Wigheard, joining war and brave or hardy.
Wyatt is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a US top-30 boys' name through the 2010s and 2020s.
The name Wyatt comes from Old English. Wyatt comes from the medieval Wyot, a form of the Old English Wigheard, joining war and brave or hardy. Frontier lawman Wyatt Earp fixed the name to the American West, and modern parents have ridden that image to the top of the charts.
Wyatt is pronounced WY-at.
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