Wirt

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How to Pronounce Wirt

Pronounced WURT /wɜrt/Medium

Meaning: Wirt comes from the Middle High German wirt, meaning 'innkeeper, host, landlord,' an occupational surname for someone who ran a tavern or inn; it passed into occasional American first-name use among German-descended families.Medium

In 30 seconds: Wirt is a German occupational surname meaning 'innkeeper.' As a first name it stayed rare in the United States, peaking early around 1920 at about 18 boys a year (said WURT).

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Origin MediumGerman

MeaningWirt comes from the Middle High German wirt, meaning 'innkeeper, host, landlord,' an occupational surname for someone who ran a tavern or inn; it passed into occasional American first-name use among German-descended families.

U.S. rank (1959)#3612 ↗ Rising

1959 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 286

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Wirt traces to the Middle High German wirt, 'innkeeper' or 'host,' an occupational surname earned by someone who ran a tavern or lodging house. Like many German surnames, it crossed into first-name use among descendants who wanted to keep an ancestral family name alive.

As a given name Wirt was never common, given to about 18 boys a year at its early peak in 1920, and it appears in the SSA data from 1881 to 1959, a deep-vintage span. A boy named Wirt at his peak would be over a century old today, firmly in the great-grandfather generation.

Did you know? Wirt began life as a medieval trade title for someone who kept an inn or tavern, the same occupational root behind the more familiar surname Wirtz.

Overall data confidence 62%

References - Wirt — German occupational surname 'innkeeper'; related to Wirtz

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Wirt mean?

It comes from the German word for 'innkeeper' or 'host,' an occupational surname later used as a first name.

How do you pronounce Wirt?

It is said WURT /wɜrt/, one syllable, rhyming with 'hurt.'

Is Wirt a boy or girl name?

Wirt is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Wirt?

It was always rare, given to about 18 boys a year at its 1920 peak, and it disappeared from records by the late 1950s.