Boys' name · since 1919
Hoyet
38 babies named Hoyet in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
38 boys have been named Hoyet since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoyet has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1948.
- #24,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoyet ranks #24,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hoyet's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hoyet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hoyet's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hoyet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1948
- Peak year (1925)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Hoyet by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Hoyet's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hoyet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
14 births
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Hoyet's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hoyet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hoyet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.