Whitaker vs Whitman

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

Name A

Whitaker

Boy name · Rank #2240

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Name B

Whitman

Boy name · Rank #4068

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Metric Whitaker Whitman
Current Rank #2240 #4068
Total Births (all years) 781 868
Peak Year 2021 2018
Peak Year Births 64 39
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Whitaker Whitman
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 47
1920ss — 36
1930ss — 19
1940ss 5 22
1950ss — 19
1960ss — 18
1970ss — 6
1980ss 10 33
1990ss 25 66
2000ss 117 155
2010ss 349 308
2020ss 275 134

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whitaker Whitman
2014 34 25
2015 37 31
2016 47 36
2017 57 36
2018 45 39
2019 53 32
2020 49 29
2021 64 25
2022 49 26
2023 49 28
2024 64 26

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, 1949–2024.

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