Total births
357
Boys' name · since 1996
Whyatt
Whyatt has 357 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 357
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
357 boys have been named Whyatt since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Whyatt has 357 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- 357 total births
- 1996–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
357 boys have been named Whyatt since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 357
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Whyatt was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
31 babies were named Whyatt in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Whyatt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whyatt splits its recorded history at 2010: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Whyatt at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Whyatt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Whyatt by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Whyatt's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Whyatt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 175 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Whyatt? ▼
Since 1996, Social Security records show 357 babies named Whyatt. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 31 births.
When was Whyatt most popular? ▼
Whyatt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Whyatt been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Whyatt since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Whyatt's data
- Whyatt's decade-level peak was the 2010s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Whyatt: Baby Name Since 1996 - 357 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/whyatt. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Whyatt 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 July 2026.