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 #2219

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Name B

Whitman

Boy name · Rank #4084

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Metric Whitaker Whitman
Current Rank #2219 #4084
Total Births (all years) 849 901
Peak Year 2025 2018
Peak Year Births 66 39
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Whitaker Whitman
1900s - 5
1910s - 47
1920s - 36
1930s - 19
1940s 5 22
1950s - 19
1960s - 18
1970s - 6
1980s 10 33
1990s 25 66
2000s 117 155
2010s 349 308
2020s 343 167

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 50 28
2024 65 26
2025 66 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, 1949–2025.

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