Whitman vs Whitaker

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

Name A

Whitman

Boy name · Rank #4068

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Name B

Whitaker

Boy name · Rank #2240

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1909–2024.

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