Whit vs Whitman

Side-by-side comparison of Whit and Whitman - 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

Whitman

Boy name · Rank #4084

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Metric Whit Whitman
Current Rank #2100 #4084
Total Births (all years) 1,287 901
Peak Year 2025 2018
Peak Year Births 79 39
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Whit Whitman
1880s 39 -
1890s 23 -
1900s 35 5
1910s 77 47
1920s 99 36
1930s 46 19
1940s 55 22
1950s 81 19
1960s 63 18
1970s 52 6
1980s 36 33
1990s 14 66
2000s 89 155
2010s 228 308
2020s 350 167

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whit Whitman
2014 15 25
2015 28 31
2016 29 36
2017 30 36
2018 31 39
2019 36 32
2020 43 29
2021 46 25
2022 54 26
2023 57 28
2024 71 26
2025 79 33

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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