Whitaker vs Whit

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

Name A

Whitaker

Boy name · Rank #2219

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Name B

Whit

Boy name · Rank #2100

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1949–2025.

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