Whitman vs Whitney

Side-by-side comparison of Whitman and Whitney - 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

Whitney

Girl name · Rank #1050

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Metric Whitman Whitney
Current Rank #4084 #1050
Total Births (all years) 901 97,663
Peak Year 2018 1986
Peak Year Births 39 9,536
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1936

Births by Decade

Decade Whitman Whitney
1900s 5 -
1910s 47 -
1920s 36 -
1930s 19 30
1940s 22 95
1950s 19 122
1960s 18 2,147
1970s 6 5,003
1980s 33 44,373
1990s 66 32,886
2000s 155 7,182
2010s 308 4,323
2020s 167 1,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whitman Whitney
2014 25 463
2015 31 446
2016 36 375
2017 36 328
2018 39 299
2019 32 303
2020 29 273
2021 25 246
2022 26 245
2023 28 262
2024 26 238
2025 33 238

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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