Whitfield vs Whit

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

Name A

Whitfield

Boy name · Rank #8984

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Name B

Whit

Boy name · Rank #2094

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Metric Whitfield Whit
Current Rank #8984 #2094
Total Births (all years) 434 1,208
Peak Year 1919 2024
Peak Year Births 18 71
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Whitfield Whit
1880ss — 39
1890ss 10 23
1900ss 5 35
1910ss 71 77
1920ss 117 99
1930ss 40 46
1940ss 26 55
1950ss 36 81
1960ss 15 63
1970ss 22 52
1980ss — 36
1990ss — 14
2000ss 7 89
2010ss 52 228
2020ss 33 271

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whitfield Whit
2014 8 15
2015 5 28
2016 6 29
2017 6 30
2018 11 31
2019 — 36
2020 9 43
2021 6 46
2022 5 54
2023 5 57
2024 8 71

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, 1890–2024.

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