Boys' name · since 1892
Whitelaw
5 babies named Whitelaw in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1892. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1892
- 1890s
- peak decade
Whitelaw sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitelaw has been recorded 5 times among boys since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1892.
- #45,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1892
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitelaw ranks #45,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1892, peaking in the 1890s.
- #45,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1892
- 1890s
- peak decade
Whitelaw's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Whitelaw popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1892
- Peak year (1892)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Whitelaw by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1890s was Whitelaw's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Whitelaw births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Whitelaw: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1892)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1892–1892 (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 Whitelaw 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.