Boys' name · since 1949
Whitaker
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 849 babies named Whitaker, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
849 babies have been named Whitaker since 1949, making it today's #2171 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitaker has been recorded 849 times among boys since 1949, currently ranked #2171 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #5,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,171 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 849 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitaker ranks #5,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,171 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 849 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Whitaker's 849 recorded births place it above 87.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Whitaker compares
849 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Whitaker's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Whitaker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 849 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Whitaker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Whitaker's full recorded timeline at 2010, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Whitaker popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Whitaker popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2014 (Whitaker as girls' name)
Whitaker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (349 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Whitaker's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Whitaker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
343 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 349 births (41% of all-time use).
How Whitaker compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Whitaker's total volume
Whitaker by state
Where Whitaker concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 30 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Whitaker appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Whitaker's data
- Whitaker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 2020s (343) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Whitakers (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Whitaker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Whitaker draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.