Boys' name · since 1915
Hoyte
262 babies named Hoyte in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 262
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
262 boys have been named Hoyte since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoyte has been recorded 262 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1961.
- #11,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 262 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoyte ranks #11,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 262
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Hoyte's 262 recorded births place it above 74.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Hoyte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hoyte's full recorded timeline at 1934, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hoyte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1961
- Peak year (1935)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Hoyte by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (88 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Hoyte's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hoyte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 88 births (34% of all-time use).
Hoyte by state
Where Hoyte concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 25 | 9.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.3% |
25 of 262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hoyte's data
- Hoyte's decade-level peak was the 1930s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Hoytes (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hoyte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1915–1961 (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 Hoyte 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.