Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hoyt

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hoyt
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak rank proxy

171

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19222024

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

67.8%

2024

All-time

8,518

Hoyt is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1922, when 171 boys were named Hoyt.

In 2024, only 55 boys were given the name.

Down 67.8% from its peak.

All told, about 8,518 Americans have been named Hoyt and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

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