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 #4084

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Name B

Whitaker

Boy name · Rank #2219

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

Births by Decade

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

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 50
2024 26 65
2025 33 66

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, 1909–2025.

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