US rank #10067 Boys' name Peak 2009 365 births

Wyeth — #10067 US boys' name

365 babies named Wyeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s221980s151990s432000s1262010s1202020s34
#10067
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Wyeth was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wyeth in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wyeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Wyeth between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wyeth currently holds the #10067 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wyeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wyeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wyeth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wyeth 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 365 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.

Wyeth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

365

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2009

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,067

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wyeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041999199219731969 5

Wyeth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 35% of Wyeth's all-time total
1960s51970s221980s151990s432000s1262010s1202020s34

Wyeth by state

Where Wyeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wyeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.4%
New York share of Wyeth's total US births 1.4%

5 of 365 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wyeth?
365 babies have been named Wyeth since 1969. It currently ranks #10067 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
When was Wyeth most popular?
Wyeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Wyeth most popular?
The top states for the name Wyeth are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Wyeth been used?
Wyeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wyeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wyett, Wyette. 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, 1969–2024 (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.