Whit vs Whitaker

Side-by-side comparison of Whit and Whitaker - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Whit

Boy name · Rank #2100

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Name B

Whitaker

Boy name · Rank #2219

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Metric Whit Whitaker
Current Rank #2100 #2219
Total Births (all years) 1,287 849
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 79 66
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1949

Births by Decade

Decade Whit Whitaker
1880s 39 -
1890s 23 -
1900s 35 -
1910s 77 -
1920s 99 -
1930s 46 -
1940s 55 5
1950s 81 -
1960s 63 -
1970s 52 -
1980s 36 10
1990s 14 25
2000s 89 117
2010s 228 349
2020s 350 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whit Whitaker
2014 15 34
2015 28 37
2016 29 47
2017 30 57
2018 31 45
2019 36 53
2020 43 49
2021 46 64
2022 54 49
2023 57 50
2024 71 65
2025 79 66

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2025.

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