Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Hoyt
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1922
Peak era
1922
Peak births
171
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Hoyt
How many people are named Hoyt?
An estimated 3,454 living Americans are named Hoyt.
How rare is Hoyt?
Hoyt is very rare among babies today, with 44 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 74.3% from its 1922 peak.
How old is the typical Hoyt?
The median age of a living American named Hoyt is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 66 years old.
Is Hoyt still popular?
Not especially. Hoyt has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 44 births in 2025.
Where is Hoyt most common?
Hoyt has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 8.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19222025
Peak year
1922
Decline from peak
74.3%
2025
44
All-time
8,562
Where it lives now
Hoyt is most concentrated in Georgia — about 8.0× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Hoyt is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.