Boy
Hoyt
Hoyt is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
Old NorseOld Norse "hoit"
EtymologyMeaning "spirit, mind" or "long pole"
Births by decade
1900s
183
1910s
976
1920s
1,563
1930s
1,250
1940s
929
1950s
718
1960s
557
1970s
267
1980s
167
1990s
129
2000s
305
2010s
779
Peaked in the 1920s · 7,823 total U.S. births since 1900