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Hoyt

Hoyt: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“high”
Origin
Dutch
Say it
HOYT · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Hoyt is generally from a surname, often traced to Dutch Huyt or related forms, though its exact surname history can vary. As a given name, it follows the use of inherited surnames.

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How popular is Hoyt?

202416.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hoyt in 202455

2024 rank#2,471 boys

Peak year1922

Total US babies since 18808,528

Hoyt has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Hoyt

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Hoyt questions

What does the name Hoyt mean?

Hoyt means "high". It comes from Dutch. Hoyt is generally from a surname, often traced to Dutch Huyt or related forms, though its exact surname history can vary. As a given name, it follows the use of inherited surnames.

Is Hoyt a boy or girl name?

Hoyt is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hoyt?

55 US babies were named Hoyt in 2024. Its peak year was 1922.

How do you pronounce Hoyt?

Hoyt is usually pronounced HOYT.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.