Whitson vs Whit

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

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Whitson

Boy name

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Name B

Whit

Boy name · Rank #2094

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Metric Whitson Whit
Current Rank Unranked #2094
Total Births (all years) 18 1,208
Peak Year 2016 2024
Peak Year Births 7 71
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Whitson Whit
1880ss — 39
1890ss — 23
1900ss — 35
1910ss — 77
1920ss — 99
1930ss — 46
1940ss — 55
1950ss — 81
1960ss — 63
1970ss — 52
1980ss — 36
1990ss — 14
2000ss — 89
2010ss 18 228
2020ss — 271

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whitson Whit
2014 — 15
2015 — 28
2016 7 29
2017 5 30
2018 6 31
2019 — 36
2020 — 43
2021 — 46
2022 — 54
2023 — 57
2024 — 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, 2016–2018.

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