Hoyt is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hoyt means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hoyt across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hoyt has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hoyt is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “long stick or spirit”. From an English surname of Norse origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,572 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hoyt per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (176/yr).
Hoyt has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #988 nationally (given to 176 babies that year).
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