Wyatt, a surname-turned-given-name, comes from the medieval names Wyard and Wyot, ultimately from the Old English name Wigheard, meaning "brave warrior" or "hardy battle." It started gaining popularity in the U.S. in the 1970s, cracked the Social Security Administration's top-100 for the first time in 2004 and has been a top-50 boy's name every year since 2011. It's the name CNN anchor Anderson Cooper chose for his son Wyatt Morgan, born in 2020, but don't be surprised if it starts gaining popularity as a girl's name in the coming years. Retired NFL center Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie Kelce welcomed a baby girl named Wyatt Elizabeth in 2019 and actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis share a daughter named Wyatt Isabelle, born in 2014.
