Recorded 1919–1948 Boys' name Peak 1925 38 births

Hoyet — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s141930s131940s6
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Hoyet was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hoyet in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hoyet

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Hoyet between 1919 and 1948, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hoyet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hoyet performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hoyet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hoyet in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hoyet at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

38

Since 1919

30 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1919

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1948

Hoyet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1919

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Hoyet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
14 births that decade — 37% of Hoyet's all-time total
1910s51920s141930s131940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hoyet?
38 babies have been named Hoyet since 1919. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Hoyet most popular?
Hoyet was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Hoyet been used?
Hoyet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 30 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Hoyet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hoyt, Hoyle, Hoy, Hoyte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.