Whitfield vs Whitman

Side-by-side comparison of Whitfield and Whitman — 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

Whitman

Boy name · Rank #4068

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Metric Whitfield Whitman
Current Rank #8984 #4068
Total Births (all years) 434 868
Peak Year 1919 2018
Peak Year Births 18 39
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Whitfield Whitman
1890ss 10 —
1900ss 5 5
1910ss 71 47
1920ss 117 36
1930ss 40 19
1940ss 26 22
1950ss 36 19
1960ss 15 18
1970ss 22 6
1980ss — 33
1990ss — 66
2000ss 7 155
2010ss 52 308
2020ss 33 134

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whitfield Whitman
2014 8 25
2015 5 31
2016 6 36
2017 6 36
2018 11 39
2019 — 32
2020 9 29
2021 6 25
2022 5 26
2023 5 28
2024 8 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, 1890–2024.

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